Masters boils down to a duel

Rory McIlroy’s six-shot cushion is gone, and the Masters will start Sunday as a two-man race with Cameron Young alongside him at 11-under. (sports.yahoo.com) McIlroy led by six after 36 holes, the largest halfway lead in Masters history, then shot 1-over 73 on Saturday with three bogeys and a double bogey. Young charged from eight back with a 7-under 65 to pull even after 54 holes. (sports.yahoo.com) The final pairing is scheduled to tee off at 2:25 p.m. Eastern on Sunday at Augusta National. Sam Burns starts one shot back at 10-under, and Scottie Scheffler begins four back at 7-under after a third-round 65. (sports.yahoo.com, espn.com) McIlroy is trying to win the Masters for the second straight year after taking the 2025 tournament. A victory Sunday would make him the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles. (espn.com, sports.yahoo.com) The pressure is different for Young, who has never won a major championship and entered the week ranked No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking, according to Yahoo Sports. He flipped the tournament Saturday by erasing McIlroy’s lead before the back nine was over. (sports.yahoo.com) Burns and Shane Lowry, who is fourth at 9-under, will play in the group just ahead of the leaders at 2:14 p.m. Jason Day and Justin Rose are tied for fifth at 8-under, keeping several experienced contenders within reach if the leaders stall. (sports.yahoo.com, espn.com) Sunday’s television window runs from noon to 2 p.m. Eastern on Paramount+ and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on CBS, with the last group going out 25 minutes after the CBS broadcast begins. By then, the tournament that looked finished on Friday will be starting over. (sports.yahoo.com)