AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy got off to a roaring start at Augusta National on Saturday, becoming the first player in Masters history to open a round with six straight threes.
He joined the lead at 9-under after he holed out for eagle from beyond the green on the par-5 2nd, eliciting a roar that those in his native Belfast may have heard. McIlroy led by as many as four after making par on the 7th and will now hold a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau, his nemesis from last year’s U.S. Open, through 54 holes.
But plenty of others will enter Sunday’s final round with a chance, hoping
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