GOLF – Rory McIlroy seized a commanding and historic six-stroke lead at a sun-drenched Masters yesterday to leave a leaderboard packed with major title winners looking up at the defending champion as the tournament reached the halfway point.
McIlroy is 12-under par heading into the weekend with Americans Sam Burns and Patrick Reed tied for second at six under and Englishman Justin Rose, Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood one further adrift.
McIlroy got off to a sizzling start and capped his day with birdies on six of the last seven holes, holding his club high in the air as the patrons erupted when he chipped in at 17 on a pristine day at Augusta National.
His birdie on the last hole delivered him the biggest 36-hole lead in Masters history but McIlroy, who has suffered heartbreak at the tournament before, said he will take it one hole at a time.
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