Wyndham Clark on magic of Augusta and studying Tiger Woods’ approach
Wyndham Clark joins Sports Seriously to talk about the Masters and how he’s studied Tiger Woods’ success there over the years.
Rory McIlroy appeared to be cruising to his first Masters win on Sunday.
McIlroy went into No. 13 at Augusta National as the sole leader at 13-under par, with a three-stroke lead over the field. He looked like he was well on his way to becoming the sixth golfer to complete a career Grand Slam. That’s until disaster struck on the par-5 13th.
McIlroy previously made birdie, eagle and birdie on the 13th in the first, second and third rounds, respectively. But he opted to play it safe Sunday. Everything was going smoothly until his third shot landed in the tributary of Rae’s Creek. McIlroy carded a double-bogey, his fourth of the tournament, to drop to 11 under.
To make matters worse, Justin Rose made birdie on No. 16 to grab a share of the lead.
McIlroy followed his double-bogey on No. 13 with a bogey on No. 14 after his ball stopped right at the lip of the hole. He then shared the lead at 10 under alongside Rose and Ludvig Åberg.
He rebounded nicely on No. 15. He missed an eagle putt, but still carded a birdie to take the outright lead back at 11 under with three left.
McIlroy’s meltdown on No. 13 sent a shockwave into the Twitterverse. Here’s what X users are saying:
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