Marauding Rory McIlroy lights up the Masters but carping cynics quick to pounce

[ASFN Admin]

The buzz of expectancy that vibrated around Augusta National when Rory McIlroy eagled the par-five 13th to move to six-under for his final round, five shots off the lead, was visceral. Suddenly the place was humming; murmurs rippling through the galleries, elbows nudging excitedly. “Watch out, Rory’s on the charge”. By the time he holed out from a greenside bunker on 18 to sign for an eight-under-par 64, one shot off the course record, Rae’s Creek was fizzing.

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