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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Bull at Augusta

With a little boldness and a lot of luck, McIlroy banishes ghosts of 2011

Rory McIlroy plays out from the bunker on the 18th hole.
Rory McIlroy plays out from the bunker on the 18th hole. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Has there ever been an athlete who made playing look so easy, and winning seem so hard?

On Sunday morning, everyone in Augusta was asking variations on the same single question. “Gonna be his year this year?” the man on the bag check asked. “Do you think he’ll get it done?” the woman guarding the crosswalk asked. “This time, huh, this time?” the man on the door asked.

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