AUGUSTA, Ga. — The green jacket is now Rory McIlroy’s to win … or lose.
In the span of two days, McIlroy has gone from favorite (entering the tournament) to heartbreak (after seemingly ejecting himself from contention with a pair of back-nine double bogeys in Round 1) to back in the hunt (after a second-round 66) to overwhelming favorite (thanks to a second straight 66).
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He’ll head into Sunday’s final round at 12-under par, two shots in front of Bryson DeChambeau and with one massive question hanging over his head: Can he finally end the major drought that’s been hanging over his head for more than a decade?
How did we get here after a wild Round 3 at Augusta National? Well …
How it started
At the start of Round…