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";s:4:"text";s:38724:"6.20pm: Trevor Immelman was as steady as they come in 2008, leading from beginning to end, but today he's anything but: a run between holes 3 and 7 of birdie, bogey, bogey, birdie, birdie to find himself one under for the day, and -2 for the tournament. It'll be very interesting indeed to see how he bounces back from that early setback. Unless he holes his second up the last, he's out of the reckoning. Found insideClassic golf stories from The Masters, Jack Nicklaus, Scotland, and beyond Editors of ... Lowest WinningScoreina USOpen, 268, Rory McIlroy, (–16), 2011. 10.55pm: Van Pelt drops back to -9, unable to knock in a tricky 12 footer from the apron on 16. Back on 16, Cabrera knocks his tee shot through the green, and can't get up and down from the back. No worries: the ball bites, spin taking it right down the green to six feet, leaving a great birdie chance. Rory knocks his second to six feet on 3, while Cabrera launches a flyer straight through the green. His approach to 7 is decent but not great, and rolls back to the front of the green, 18 feet from the hole. For three days, McIlroy dominated this year's first Major Championship shooting an opening round 65 to become the youngest-ever player to lead the Masters. Amateur Public Links Rory McIlroy struggled through the first two rounds of the Scottish Open this week, but a fan made sure the event will be one the . A former Wall Street trader tells the story of his foray into sports betting and how he applied his risk-analyis skills to baseball statistics to achieve a forty one percent return in 2011. He's got birdie blitz on the brain. Schwartzel plays a very sensible shot straight into the middle of the green. Tiger must be awfully jealous. He knocks in a 15-foot uphill right-to-left breaker on 16 for birdie. "They've made a lot on American TV about a conversation McIlroy had with Jack Nicklaus who advised him pre-tournament to 'just hang around', that more players gave away Majors to him than he ever went out and chased," reports Hubert O'Hearn. Found inside – Page 18McIlroy played poorly at the 2010 Masters. He did not make the cut. That meant he did not score well enough to play in the later rounds of the tournament. Charl Schwartzel won the 2011 Masters after Rory McIlroy, who had dominated the first three days, suffered a final-round meltdown. Choi will have a 12 footer too. "From the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and Golf Is a Game of Confidence, a book about how to improve your short game"-- It's the final round of the Masters, everyone! Venturi could cite mitigating circumstances: it was pelting with rain, the wind was blowing a gale, and the lowest scores of the day were a pair of 71s, from Burke and Sam Snead, the only two men in the field to break par. Had Woods shot 66 Saturday, he would have led McIlroy by a shot. Great stuff, but his putter's let him down again, as he misses the par attempt and drops back to -10, sharing the lead with Charl Schwartzel and Tiger Woods. But he'll be back. And from the moment it left the face of the putter, that ball was always dropping in. Schwartzel has been ice-cool, though, having just carded three birdies on the spin. And then Ben Curtis? No matter: he strokes an almost-straight putt into the cup, and punches the air more in relief than anything else. 2009 champion Ángel Cabrera also shared the lead but bogeys at 12 and 16 led to a solo 7th-place finish. And on 18.... Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuke! 7.40pm: I wonder if Tiger's charge is all but over already. But let's hope that par save at 2 settles him. splutters Jon Millard, of 5.50pm fame. One thing, though: an erratic drive or three putt may come along at any point and knock him off course. He's never won it, but he does have six top-10 finishes in his last seven appearances at the Augusta National. McIlroy is 28 now and hasn't had a real chance at the Masters since that day in 2011. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroy shot a first round in the 60s for the first time since 2011 and notched just his fourth first or second round in the 60s ever at the Masters.His 3-under 69 was a great . Plus having the company he did - Player, Palmer, Watson, Trevino, Jacklin, Miller et al - they're hardly players to crumble. Meanwhile on 16, Tiger clips a magnificent tee shot to 12 feet, setting up yet another birdie chance. It was also the 50th anniversary of Player's 1961 Masters win, when he became the first international player to win the Masters. But if you plod away, playing safe, waiting for something to happen, what's likely to happen is that you drop a couple by sliding a putt or two past the hole. I'm going to save myself the heartache by turning off MBM now, opening a bottle of Shiraz, and playing Don't Cry by G 'n R on repeat for the rest of the night.". Cabrera makes a real song and dance of two putting for his par on the same hole, leaving the first well short before rolling in a tricky saver. As the second round of the 2011 Masters has come to a close, 21 year old Rory McIlroy finds himself with a two stroke lead at -10 par, but the story of the day is Tiger Woods, who sat at even par on the 7th hole today, but charged up the leaderboard with six birdies to shoot 66 and finish the day tied for third place at -7 par. asks Jon Millard, who I'm sensing hasn't got over Zach Johnson's victory in 2007 yet. 10.30pm: Mickelson, the defending champ, signs for a 74, today, and walks off the 18th smiling. He's suddenly co-leader of the Masters! This Sunday at the Masters is the opposite but has the possibility to be just as great as that 2011 edition and I can't wait. These are but two of the fresh faces in golf who offered more evidence Thursday at the Masters that a new generation is on the way. Meanwhile Rory and Angel make it through 4, parring without too much fuss. The pin's down on the left. And, in a microcosm of his round, Rory misses a tiddler for birdie on the last. Golf's Mr Beige Nice, Luke Donald, and his British compatriots Ross Fisher and Martin Laird. It remains his only major win to date. IT IS ON!!! The PGA TOUR descends on the treacherous beauty that is the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island this week for the season's second major: the 103rd . And up on 18, Ogilvy's short approach doesn't stay on the green, rolling back to the front. And on 2, Oglivy drops in a 15-foot left-to-right breaker to move to -6. He has won two . Instead of waving a paint brush at picket fences he is waving his magic putter on the way to a score of ten under par. Found inside – Page 17Rory McIlroy was invited, too, but passed, so Steve Nicklaus, the second of Jack and Barbara's five ... Tiger shot a 64 and Trump tweeted out the score. Amateur 11 April 2011. For 63 holes at The Masters in 2011, Rory McIlroy was in control at Augusta and it seemed as if the then-21-year-old Northern Irishman was ready to break through and win his first major championship. Schwartzel uses the bank at 16 like Scott did before him, though it's nowhere near as close. His position after 54 holes of his four Masters titles: first, first, first and first. 5.30pm: So, let's get on with it. He's pitched in at the 1st, and now eagled here! Follow Rory McIlroy at Augusta.com for up to the minute scores, highlights and player information at the 2021 Masters 9.30pm: Scott knocks his second on 9 to 12 feet, but can't make the birdie effort. He's clacked a decent tee shot straight down the middle at 3, anyway. But I can't help thinking that a man who finished second in majors on 19 occasions should have chased more when chasing was needed. Woods knocks his second at the 7th to ten feet, setting up another magnificent birdie chance. Tiger Woods shot a 66 to put himself back in the tournament at −7, three shots off the lead. Matsuyama hopes to open golf 'floodgates' for Japan, Early results at No. That's simply outstanding, the pin's tucked away behind the water. The Big Miss is Hank Haney’s candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history. Meanwhile up on 8, Tiger hits one of the shots of the tournament! Despite all this, Venturi's story is probably the most relevant to McIlroy. And we've a new name bothering the very top of the leaderboard: Geoff Oglivy, who has birdied 12, 13, 14, 15 and will surely make a fifth birdie in a row, having hit his tee shot at 16 to three feet. Here's the new leaderboard: -7Donald (7, a hole he's just bogeyed)Scott (6). A fairway wood belted down the right-hand side, using the banks to guide the ball leftwards towards the hole, eight feet from the pin. This is the Masters! If Rory somehow turns this round and wins the Masters - which I doubt, unless perhaps he can escape with a six here - he'll owe his bagman a huge debt of gratitude. The top of this leaderboard is madness. Meanwhile - and here's juxtaposition for you - Tiger may well have just played the defining shot of this year's tournament, his second at 15, arrowed right at the pin, to two or three feet. 10.20pm: Maybe, just maybe, Rory can regroup. (Player, Year, 54-hole lead, Final-round score) MASTERS Rory McIlroy, 2011, 4, 80 (8-over) 10.45pm: Day can't make his birdie putt, but Scott can. His father, Gerry, who coached Rory from a young age, was unhurt as the ball struck his leg and bounced away. He's back at -9. By age 23 he had already won two of golf's four championships, the U.S. Open in 2011 and the PGA Championship in 2012, and risen to the rank of number one golfer in the world. Malcolm Tucker wouldn't stoop this low. 10.15pm: "That might be the worst drive in the history of championship golf," writes Hubert O'Hearn of McIlroy's disastrous tee shot on 10. Rory McIlroy is one of the top 10 richest golfers in the world as Rory McIlroy's net worth is at about $120 million. Rory's surely gone, but here's a positive spin: he's been leading all week, a huge burden. Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell (12,16,18,19), Geoff Ogilvy (15,17,18,19), 3. This is another painful lesson for the young man, who must want to walk in, but let's remember, he's only 21 years old. THAT WAS SPECTACULARLY INEPT. 11.20pm: On 16, Schwartzel holes his birdie putt. And back on 15, McIlroy misses a tiddler to drop another shot, moving back to -4. Masters Part 3b. Unless someone rushes ahead soon, which looks unlikely, we could be witnessing a stone-cold classic unfold. 6.50pm: Early birdies for Steve Stricker, Lee Westwood, Edoardo Molinari and Phil Mickelson: they're all on -4 for the tournament now. That could be very bad, or a very dodgy camera angle. He's playing some very steady golf. 8.35pm: This would be the first time Woods has won a major coming from behind. And despite runs on his position by Tiger Woods and K.J. Though he wasn't as consistent as McIlroy was, Yang finished in second place with a 5-under. He remains on -12 with one hole to play. Found inside – Page 47For example, golfer Rory McIlroy, a four-time Major winner, squandered a four-shot lead in the final round of the 2011 US Masters championship in Augusta ... With two players currently at -12 (although Scott might not be for much longer) and one on -11, it would appear the lads in the clubhouse at -10 can stand down. Anders Hansen, Rory McIlroy and Álvaro Quirós shot 65 to co-lead after the first round. On 13, Woods hits his second left of the green, near the point Day had so much trouble yesterday. Anything could happen here. The Masters, right here. After two days, at the top of the leaderboard is the young Irishman, Rory McIlroy, who looks like someone out of a Mark Twain story. He's still only one in the lead, though, because at 15, Schwartzel knocks in a six-foot birdie op. (Forget the freak drives.) He can only splash out to 20 feet. You would think either Scott or Schwartzel will close this out... but there's simply no point trying to predict this. Rory McIlroy vowed to not let his Masters experience affect him after throwing away a four-shot lead in the final round at Augusta. I wonder whether he'll ever win a major? Found insideRory. Learned. Plenty. At 20 years of age, Rory McIlroy arrived at Augusta ... By the time the 2011 Masters came along, McIlroy was ensconced as the great ... Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare start to the defence of his Players Championship title as Sergio Garcia set the pace at TPC Sawgrass. When he turns up with a bloody broom putter or a claw grip - that's when he's had it." IT IS ON!!! Found inside – Page 2017Forward Sidney Crosby scored eight goals and added 19 assists during the ... the record for lowest score set in 2011 by Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy. Most Race to Dubai titles: Rory McIlroy, 3 Best round: Oliver Fisher, 59 (2018 Portugal Masters, second round) Youngest winner: Matteo Manassero, 17 years, 188 days (2010 Castello Masters) On 8, both Scott and Day make birdies, moving to -9 and -8 respectively. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 19: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the pro-am event prior to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club on . Here's how his round went from bad to worse. Let's all just try to calm down, and concentrate on what could be a very enjoyable afternoon's golf. That opening-day 65 remains the only time he's broken par at Augusta in three visits, having followed it up this time round with 73 and 75. Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook today and get your first bet risk free for up to $1,000! His best overall score was -12 in 2015. He should do it, but Augusta on Sunday night can be a funny place. He'll post quite a clubhouse target if he pars out. Day, after a poor drive pushed down the right on 1, bogeys to drop back to -7 alongside Donald, Scott and Woods - but the latter's got a 12-foot tester for par on 4, after knocking his first long putt way past the hole. He can't hold his chip, the ball rolling right through the green and resting on the apron. "I wonder what Ian Poulter makes of it all? We were hoping Northern Ireland would have two major championship holders by the end of today. Scott knocks his approach at 18 straight into the heart of the green. 11.45pm: It doesn't look like there's going to be another twist, unless we're about to witness some Scott Hoch-esque heartbreaking drama. He's now the sole leader. It's going to be hellishly difficult to get up and down from there to save his par. Amateurs: Matsuyama (+1), Chung (+4), Kim (+4), Uihlein (+5), Jeong (+6), Smith (+8). He finished in the top ten of about 50% of the majors he played (in itself truly shocking in brilliance) but he seems to have followed the philosophy of others failing when a decision to make a forcing birdie may have been the step to unbreakable records. You're accustomed to trying to make putts, and when you change that mindset, your brain short-circuits, especially under pressure.". Rory McIlroy's dramatic collapse at the Masters on Sunday proved to be painful viewing for millions of television viewers. You could be right. 5.50pm: Ishikawa's double-bogeyed the par-three 4th to drop back to level par for the day, -1 for the tournament. If McIlroy doesn't win it today, it isn't quite fair to say it'd be one of the greatest examples of horse dentistry. Others to blow up at Augusta over the years include: Ballesteros; Norman; Strange. That's a surefire eagle. Nathan Smith (a), 11. asks Norman Ferguson, who is even-money bald. "Where on the leaderboard is the 31-year-old American with a bad shirt, terrible sunglasses and all the conversational verve of a mormon insurance salesman on a twelve-step programme who's going to nick this?" David Chung (a), Peter Uihlein (a), 7. And it could cost him this Masters. Rory McIlroy Scorecards. . September 6, 2011. Those were truly golden years for golf. Beautiful touch. Charl Schwartzel birdied the final four holes to win his first major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Adam Scott and Jason Day.. The Northern Irishman did so in spectacular style, taking advantage of the rain-softened course to fire an imperious 65 and end round one with a three-shot lead. 9.45pm: Tiger two-putts for par, but that's not great after a perfect drive. Rory McIlroy - the heir to Tiger Woods' throne - was going to win the 2011 Masters for his first major title at the age of 21. 8.55pm: Justin Rose has birdied 13, 14 and 16, moving up the leaderboard to -5. Preach on, brother. Jason Day, who held the outright lead after hole 5, shot 72 and was also 4 shots back. IT IS ON!!! His momentum, seemingly unstoppable on the front nine, is disappearing fast. Masters 2013: Fading Rory McIlroy succumbs to the 'Big Miss' yet again This article is more than 7 years old The world No2 carded a 79, which followed his 77 in the third round in 2012, and the 80 . What a Masters this is. Tiger knocks a wonder chip to six feet on 3, and rattles in the birdie putt. Found inside – Page 130It marked the meltdown by Rory McIlroy on the 10th hole. ... and his finish in the 2011 Masters was exactly the same as his finish in 2010. He shot 80 on Sunday and tied for 15th. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, between the 2010 Masters Tournament and the 2011 Masters Tournament He's a very unhappy young man now. That never used to happen. And he might have to knock in the 20-footer he's left with in, because on 17 Schwartzel rolls in a 12-footer to take the outright lead at -13. Meanwhile the first-day co-leader, Alvaro Quiros, has opened with a bogey. And Todd Hamilton and his effing rescue club? Meanwhile McIlroy, in that fairway bunker on 2, is showing early signs of meltdown. For some reason I've had him suspended in amber for the last few years in my mind: I thought he was in his early 20s, but he's 29 now! I wonder how Ernie Els is feeling right now? So have the exploits of Rory McIlroy given you Masters Fever? Mopping up: On 18, the 2009 champion Cabrera ends the day with a 71, at -9. 8.25pm: Rory's erratic putting may be coming back to haunt him today. Top 10 finishes at the Masters since 2013 will stand him in good stead and the rain . Perhaps, just perhaps, that 7 could be a force for good. He does like Augusta, does Justin. 6.35pm: Dustin Johnson, tipped by many to do well this weekend on account of his searing talent, although only by those who didn't factor in his ability to implode on a regular basis, has been uncharacteristically steady today: six pars followed by a birdie on 7. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. AUGUSTA, Ga. — At 21 years old, Rory McIlroy has already had a career that dwarfs men twice his age. He splashes his bunker shot to eight feet - he had to send the ball right across the green - and knocks a staunch putt into the cup while a huge cheer goes up at another hole. "The poor, poor boy," agrees Daniel Montefusco, "but he'll bounce back I'm sure, and perhaps he'll take some solace in the knowledge that the Masters trophy looks totally tasteless, it's like a scale metal model of a Barratts family home.". Scott knocks in his 20-footer for a ludicrous par! ", God speed, young man! Last five U.S. Open Champions Rory McIlroy sits atop the Masters leaderboard at 12 under. But here's some McIlroy moxie: after finding the drink off the tee on 13, he makes his par. This could run up quite a bill at the therapist. "I'm with the esteemed Mr Naylor here too," writes Guy Hornsby. "With his injury record, that's not going to happen.". He posts a very competitive clubhouse lead of 278, ten under par. Even as an eight-year-old, he was such an asset to Holywood Golf Club's membership. Set to tee off at noon at Augusta National on Thursday, McIlroy will have to wait a bit longer to take his sixth shot at golf's greatest accomplishment as inclement weather delayed the opening round of The Masters by nearly three hours. Only a madman would attack the flag, tucked away on the right-hand side of the green. "Zach Johnson?" But he'll have to stay firm with the putter, and there have been times (especially on Friday) when he's been wafting it around like a divining rod. Hee heeeeeeeeeee! Found insideBy the time McIlroy got to the first tee, his then manager Andrew 'Chubby' Chandler — who ... He had a big lead at the Masters and didn't deal with it well. As for his playing partner McIlroy... well, this is brilliant. Rory McIlroy is +4 thru 9 holes today In his last 11 rounds at the #Masters, McIlroy has 4 of 76 or worse, just 2 in the 60s Martin Kaymer (12,14,16,18,19), Y. E. Yang (11,18,19), 5. Cabrera can't get up and down from behind the green, and drops back to -8. I know the answer to that one. 7.10pm: Tiger has to start well if he wants to win his fifth green jacket. The Augusta Chronicle © 2021. That's something to build on. As if Rory wasn't feeling the pressure enough already. There are a few players between him and the leader, but it's Tiger who Rory will be eyeing with the greatest suspicion. With two PGA Championship victories and one win apiece in the US Open and Open Championship, Rory McIlroy needs only a Masters triumph to complete a career Grand Slam at the majors. Alex Čejka, Ernie Els (15,17,18,19), Grégory Havret, Dustin Johnson (15,16,17,18,19), Matt Kuchar (15,16,17,18,19), Davis Love III, Brandt Snedeker, 13. God knows where that's going. He's -2 for the tournament. If he keeps hitting the approaches he's been hitting, this should be a done deal. ", 9.05pm: This is the first time Tiger has led (or in this case co-led) a major tournament since the 2009 PGA, where he gave away a final-round lead for the first time in his career to YE Yang. A very enjoyable afternoon's golf indeed. ", 8.45pm: McIlroy hits the worst approach he's hit all week at 5. 11.40pm: Schwartzel smoothly knocks his drive at 18 straight down the middle, the ball stopping in pole position in the middle of the fairway. From the section. A quality prat, I'll just give him that, but a prat nonetheless.". Some selected times, in the UK money: Justin Rose is off at 5.10pm, Ian Poulter at 5.30pm, Lee Westwood at 6pm, Lefty at 6.10pm, the amateur Hideki Matsuyama at 6.20pm, Tiger at 6.40pm, Freddie Couples at 6.50pm, Bubba and Ross Fisher at 7pm, Luke at 7.10pm, and the final pairings:7.20pm - Jason Day and Adam Scott7.30pm - Charl Schwartzel and KJ Choi7.40pm - Rory McIlroy and Angel Cabrera. There have been 13 previous occasions where the 54-hole leader has held a four-shot advantage or more, and only three men have failed to go on and win. He's -12 now alongside Scott. His average score on Saturday in those wins: 66. There's Greg Norman in 1996, of course, who had a six-shot lead over Nick Faldo going into the last day, only to stumble along the first nine before crumbling round Amen Corner and then totally losing his motor skills during a painful traipse home. Kevin Na, Kevin Streelman, 18. The main movers now are Justin Rose and Ryan Moore, who are both -1 today through 3, -2 overall, and Brandt Snedeker and Jim Furyk, good Scrabble hands who have both birdied 2 and are -3 for this year's Masters. It was Schwartzel's first major win, and he became the third South African to win the Masters, along with Gary Player and Trevor Immelman. By Derek Lawrenson for MailOnline. PGA Championship rewind: Rory's 2012 romp at Kiawah. In 2011 Rory led the tournament by four shots before the final day but a horror round of 80 ended his chances. Best score of the day, as things stand, is by Alex Cejka of Germany, who is three under through 14 and -1 overall. [10]), 2. He's in the trees, but he'll get a swing at the ball, and there's a route to the green. Now, try telling me this isn't going to get very hectic, very quickly. — When the moment came on the back nine Saturday for Rory McIlroy to put some walk to all the talk, to take a few more steps down the narrow path to United States . Found inside – Page 316First-day honours belonged to 21-year-old Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, with a major recordequaling score of 63. He followed up the next day with an 80 ... He hits his chip from deep filth to the left of the green, and flops it into another tree. He's hit two, and he's still miles from the green. McIlroy's approach bumps off the back left of the green, but only just. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2010 British Open Championship Choi Rebounds, in Masters Leaderboard Today LOS ANGELES (LALATE) - Another day at Augusta National Golf Club ended as how it began, with Rory McIlroy in first place. 11.23pm: Scott found a bunker on, I think, the 7th hole. 5.30pm: So, let's get on with it. 8pm: On the par-three 6, Woods hits a beautiful tee shot to the right-hand side of the green. He's got quite a distance to cover in two putts for par. Schwartzel nearly lets a short par putt slip by on the same hole, but it drops in at the last: he stays in the joint lead at -10. The pressure suddenly off - relatively speaking, of course - he began to play again. He ends the tournament at -1. Hmm. And 53 players in the 92 man field broke par, another record, beating the 47 who went low in the second round in 1992. The 2011 United States Open Championship was the 111th U.S. Open, played June 16-19 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Rory McIlroy won his first major title, eight strokes ahead of Jason Day.He set eleven U.S. Open records on the weekend, including the lowest total 72-hole score (268) and the lowest total under par (−16). Rory's is often nowhere near. (More of that in the next entry.) He's currently -9; that'll take him into a share of the lead. All Rights Reserved. Rory hits his tee shot at 6 to the front of the green, then nearly knocks a very long birdie attempt in. And Scott wastes no time in knocking his in too. 11.13pm: Scott knocks his putt in. Cabrera, Bubba Watson and Adam Scott all shot 67, the round of the day.[12]. And to think for a minute we all thought his drive had nestled right behind a tree. It's the final round of the Masters, everyone! But it does give me an excuse to link to this, without waiting for somebody to toss their wedge at their caddy after chipping into Rae's Creek from a bunker at 12, so I'll let that slide. On 9, he splashes out of the bunker well enough, but he's got absolutely no chance of getting anywhere near the hole, his ball resting 15 feet from the pin. He's left with a 40-foot right-to-left putt for birdie, and he's a dimple's turn from holing it. He'll still have a decent birdie chance, ten to 12 feet from the pin. Up on the green, Scott can't make his birdie putt. Rory McIlroy on route to a 65 on day one of this year's Masters. In 2019, McIlroy tied for 21st at the Masters, eight shots off Tiger Woods' winning score. Updated: 03:59 EDT, 11 April 2011. Jason Day made a 35-foot (11 m) birdie putt on 17 and another birdie on 18 to post −12, a share of the clubhouse lead with Scott. And the reason why Palmer was loved, whereas Jack was admired when both were in their primes. Oh there's shockwaves around the course alright! Meanwhile there have been all manner of moves during that period of Rory-related drama. Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson Larry Mize Francesco Molinari Collin Morikawa Sebastian Munoz Kevin Na Joaquin Niemann . All rights reserved. He's got a long third shot into the green - but remember this is a par five. Tiger hit a terrific second shot around the trees on 18, then sunk . Still, no great disasters with it yet, but the pressure's going to be unreal now, so hopefully he'll maintain his mental equilibrium and putt with conviction. Golfers who qualify based solely on their performance in amateur tournaments (categories 6-10) must remain amateurs on the starting day of the tournament to be eligible to play. Hideki Matsuyama (a), 9. Found insideTaking readers through the 2014 season, it reports on the new talents arriving on the green to dethrone golf's recognized kings and reshape the traditionally old-fashioned sport for a new generation Instead it's South Africa who have two. Tom Callahan knew Palmer well for many years, and now pays tribute to this golfing icon. 8.20pm Donald nearly knocks in a 35-footer on 5 for birdie, but has to settle for par. And then there was Ken Venturi in 1956. All good news for McIlroy, though, providing he doesn't implode himself. Worrying thing is, like Sergio, it's the putter that's killing him. It would be a bad loss, he should do it, but it's by no means a given. He goes to take his fifth shot of the hole immediately, and is told in no uncertain terms by his caddy to calm down for the love of all that's good and proper. 6pm: One player who started the tournament well, only to fall away dismally, was Camilo Villegas. He came back in 31 after an even-par front nine, a complete mirror image of Tiger's card. He's on fire, five under after eight! You would assume. Louis Oosthuizen has the Open jug, and now Schwartzel joins him as a major winner, rolling in his birdie putt to end the day on -14, having made four birdies in the last four holes. This is exactly what McIlroy needed to turn his round about face. Justin Rose is the current clubhouse leader, by the way, parring home after his birdie blitz to card 68, and post 283. Also, Venturi was, at the time, an amateur (which meant, adding insult to injury, he disappeared back down Magnolia Lane without a dime in his pocket for his troubles). 10.35pm: McIlroy has just four putted 12. Cabrera can't make his birdie putt: it's downhill, but that's the only excuse, and he should have knocked it in. Rory, then, if history teaches us anything, will need to keep going with the positive approach he's displayed all week. Now. 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