Rory McIlroy walked up to the first tee at Augusta National on Saturday afternoon with a six-shot lead that many thought would only grow in the third round. But about four hours later, he walked off the 18th green tied for first with Cameron Young. All the confidence he had after the first two days seemed to disappear and the tournament had a whole new look to it.
It was a stunning round for the defending champion for a few reasons: He looked so good on Thursday and Friday while building his lead. His win last year appeared to free him up. And with that experience, McIlroy just seemed like a different golfer than the one we’ve seen struggle during key moments at previous Masters.
