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Rory McIlroy rebounds from rocky Round 1 finish to surge into contention at Masters: ‘Game is on’ - The Athletic

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s a strange moment to realize Rory McIlroy feels the same way about Rory McIlroy as the rest of us. That he sees a ball in the pine straw and knows he can do anything with it, and he sees that same ball in the air and sees everything that can go wrong. Advertisement That McIlroy can hit the potential shot of the tournament, and as he watches it, he can say to himself: “You idiot. What did you do?” To watch McIlroy is to hope. It’s to know anything is possible, because he is, indeed, just that good at golf. And to watch him is to know that anything and everything can fall apart. It’s to see a golfer play perhaps the 34 best holes at the Masters thus far, and it’s watching him score two double bogeys in three holes during the middle of it. After McIlroy hit a 4-iron out of the straw on the 13th hole that just barely carried the corner over Rae’s Creek and rolled to 9 feet for eagle, a gentleman in his 40s let the hope, rationalization and bargaining begin. “If he gets t

Rory McIlroy rebounds from rocky Round 1 finish to surge into contention at Masters: ‘Game is on’ - The Athletic Masters 2025 Rory McIlroy Wins His Journey Roars at Augusta A Memorable Broadcast Final Round Recap History of the Green Jacket Analysis Rory McIlroy rebounds from rocky Round 1 finish to surge into contention at Masters: ‘Game is on’ By Brody Miller April 11, 2025 Updated April 14, 2025 Share article 52 AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s a strange moment to realize Rory McIlroy feels the same way about Rory McIlroy as the rest of us. That he sees a ball in the pine straw and knows he can do anyth

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