At the tender age of just 21, Rory McIlroy stands on the brink of golfing immortality after another nerveless display at the US Masters in Augusta. At 12 under par, McIlroy will take a four shot lead into the final round later today.
Even with Tiger Woods unable to mount the charge he was looking for and defending champion Phil Mickelson remaining in the pack, McIlroy found it tough going for much of the third round.
But then, as the sun went down, the Holywood wonder kid regained control of the season’s opening major in thrilling fashion. After finding the green and two-putting the 13th and 15th, the two par fives on the back nine, McIlroy gave his biggest fist-pump of the week when he rolled in a 25-footer at the 17th.
Talk about an understated headline.
He is playing super.
I was in Charlotte last year for the Quail Hollow, and the house I bought in that city in June is only about 1 mile from the course… so although I’m not a big golf fan, McIlroy’s win in Charlotte last year was electrifying, and so this headline caught my eye. He’s quite something.
should he pull it off, it will be in many ways more significant than Tiger’s first win, also at age 21. the competition has become so stiff, all these kids out there bombing 300+ yards straight on every hole. back in 1997 when Tiger first won, he was the only one doing that. of course who was watching as a kid in 1997 – Rory McIlroy.