McIlroy tied at Augusta

Rory McIlroy’s six-shot Masters lead is gone, and he will start Sunday’s final round tied with Cameron Young at 11-under at Augusta National. (sports.yahoo.com) Young shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday, matching the low round of the tournament, while McIlroy shot 1-over 73 after taking a record six-shot edge through 36 holes into the weekend. (sports.yahoo.com) Golf Channel’s round-three recap said Sam Burns is alone in third at 10-under, one shot behind the co-leaders, turning Sunday into a tighter race than the leaderboard suggested on Friday night. (golfchannel.com) McIlroy’s round swung at Amen Corner, where Golf Channel said holes 11 through 13 “proved costly” after he dropped shots and failed to birdie the par-5 13th. (golfchannel.com) The stakes are unusually clear. Golf Channel reported that a Sunday win would make McIlroy the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles, while Yahoo described him as the defending champion trying to avoid “the wrong side of history” after the collapse of his cushion. (golfchannel.com, sports.yahoo.com) Young’s charge also changed the pairing sheet. NBC Sports listed McIlroy and Young together in the final group at 2:25 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, with Burns and Shane Lowry in the group ahead at 2:14 p.m. Eastern. (nbcsports.com) Sunday coverage runs on CBS for the final round, while Golf Channel’s “Live From the Masters” surrounds the telecast with pregame and postgame coverage. (sports.yahoo.com, golfchannel.com) What looked like a runaway on April 10 is now 18 holes between McIlroy and Young, with Augusta’s final-round pairing set up as a head-to-head finish. (golfchannel.com, golfchannel.com)