Young’s 65 wiped lead

Cameron Young turned a runaway Masters into a tie on Saturday, shooting 7-under 65 to pull even with Rory McIlroy at 11-under heading into the final round. (pgatour.com) Young began the third round eight shots back and finished at 205 after eight birdies and one bogey. McIlroy, who had set a Masters 36-hole record with a six-shot lead on Friday, shot 1-over 73 and gave all of it back. (usatoday.com) (pgatour.com) The swing happened fast at Augusta National. Young made a 20-foot birdie putt at the 16th to take the lead alone, and McIlroy only drew level again late after a round that included misses off the tee and trouble around the course. (pgatour.com) McIlroy is the defending champion, and a second straight green jacket would make him the fourth back-to-back Masters winner. Instead of a Sunday coronation, the 90th Masters opens with two leaders and a packed chase group behind them. (golfchannel.com) (pgatour.com) Nine players finished within five shots of the lead after the third round. Sam Burns was one back at 10-under, Shane Lowry was two back at 9-under, and Scottie Scheffler matched Young’s 65 to get to 7-under after starting the day 12 behind. (pgatour.com) (espn.com) Lowry added another Augusta oddity with a hole-in-one at the par-3 sixth, becoming the first player with two aces in Masters history. The scoring conditions were there for everyone: the PGA Tour said the third-round average of 70.63 was the lowest in Augusta National history. (pgatour.com) Young and McIlroy are back together again on Sunday. They are scheduled to tee off in the final pairing at 2:25 p.m. Eastern, with Burns and Lowry going out 11 minutes earlier. (espn.com) (sports.yahoo.com) McIlroy said, “Didn’t quite have it today,” and then headed to the range. After a six-shot cushion disappeared in one afternoon, the Masters is down to 18 holes and no margin at all. (pgatour.com)