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Rory McIlroy finding his stride at the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. - After getting off to a bad start, Rory McIlroy's bid for the Masters and the career Grand Slam isn't completely dead. But he may need a miracle Sunday, plus help from frontrunner Dustin Johnson. Clawing his way back after an opening-round 75, McIlroy shot a third-round 67 that was marred only by his continued frustrations at the par-5 13th hole. He three-putted from nine feet to bogey perhaps the easiest hole on the course for the second time this week. RELATED: Leaderboard | Nine things to know: Augusta National Golf Club McIlroy reached 8 under (75-66-67) and was just outside the top 10 on the leaderboard. "Yeah, 11 under for the last two days, I think that sort of speaks for itself," he said. "The good golf was in there, I just didn’t allow myself to play that way on the first 18 holes. This course can do that. This course can make you a little bit careful and a little bit tentative at times. I’ve always said I play my best golf when I’m trusting and freer, and I’ve been a lot freer over the last 36 holes." The two-time FedExCup champion hit 10 of 14 fairways, and 11 greens in regulation. He birdied the ninth and 10th holes, two of the tougher par-4s on the course, and holed out for birdie from the sand on 12. It was the unlucky 13th, though, that got him again. In the first round "Azalea" bit back when he got caught up in the trees left of the fairway and Rae's Creek, and made bogey. This time his 321-yard drive found the thick right rough. He had an opening, but after a long discussion with caddie Harry Diamond, chose to lay up. The sensible play, it nonetheless didn't pay off. Although his 62-yard third shot stopped just nine feet behind the pin, he missed the birdie and his ball slid four feet past the hole. His par effort power-lipped out. "It was where I left my (birdie) putt," he said, explaining his mistake. "The first two feet of it was uphill, and then it went over the crest and started going down, so you had to give it enough speed to at least get it up and over there, and then it just got away from me a little bit. But the greens are getting quicker. Yeah, you’ve got to think about where you’re leaving it." At the par-5 15th hole he was too aggressive, going for the green in two even though he was too far left off the tee. His second shot found the water, and he did well to get up and down for par. At least he managed to birdie both par-5s on the front. McIlroy, 31, would seem to have plenty of time to win here, and the game to do it. But as he's said, the example of Greg Norman shows there are no guarantees. He looked headed for the green jacket until a final-round 80 in 2011, and his best finish remains a 4th in 2015 Although he hasn't played well since the PGA TOUR resumed in June, McIlroy began to show positive signs in his last start at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD, when he led the field with 29 birdies. He's been showing more of the same the last two rounds, but he's likely too far back, with Johnson reaching 15 under par even before he'd played his final par 5. "I just need to go out and shoot a good one tomorrow and see where it puts me," McIlroy said, "but I have zero thoughts about winning this golf tournament right now."

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Rickie Fowler+110
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Thomas Detry+115
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Patrick Cantlay-155
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Shane Lowry-120
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Somi Lee+170
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Viktor Hovland+700
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Ludvig Aberg+1600
Xander Schauffele+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Collin Morikawa+2200
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Joaquin Niemann+3000
Viktor Hovland+3500
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Xander Schauffele+1200
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Ludvig Aberg+1400
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Justin Thomas+2000
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Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
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Shane Lowry+2500
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The Farmers Insurance Open features a star-studded field — including two-time FedExCup winner Rory McIlroy and past champion Jon Rahm — from San Diego's scenic Torrey Pines Golf Course. Marc Leishman, who won last year's Farmers Insurance Open for his fifth PGA TOUR title, returns to defend as golfers will once again take on Torrey Pines' North and South Courses. FIELD NOTES: After withdrawing from The American Express last week with a tweaked back, Rahm is back in action at Torrey Pines. He won the Farmers Insurance Open in 2017 and was runner-up in 2020... McIlroy makes his first TOUR start of the calendar year after teeing it up in Abu Dhabi last week. He finished T3 at Torrey Pines a year ago... Three golfers in the top 10 of the FedExCup standings (as of Jan. 23) will tee it up at Torrey Pines: Harris English, Viktor Hovland, and Carlos Ortiz... Count Will Zalatoris as one of the sponsor exemptions this week. Zalatoris earned enough non-member FedExCup points in the fall to notch Special Temporary Membership, which allows him to accept unlimited sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the season. He currently leads the Korn Ferry Tour's Regular Season Points List... The past two U.S. Amateur champions — Tyler Strafaci (2020) and Andy Ogletree (2019) - are in the field on sponsor exemptions. The two were teammates at Georgia Tech... Kamaiu Johnson, winner of last year's APGA Tour Championship, is making his TOUR debut. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 FedExCup points. COURSE: Torrey Pines GC (South), 7,765 yards, par-72. Torrey Pines GC (North), 7,258 yards, par-72 (yardages subject to change). The North Course will once again be used for the first two rounds before golfers play their weekend rounds on only the South Course, which is set to host the U.S. Open later this year. STORYLINES: Tiger Woods, a seven-time winner of this event, is sidelined after having back surgery... Two-time Farmers champion Jason Day will make his calendar-year debut this week. The 12-time TOUR winner is an equipment free agent this year and, per a report from The Australian, Day has begun working with Woods' former swing coach Chris Como... Jordan Spieth will also make his first start of 2021 at the Farmers Insurance Open. The former FedExCup champion is still searching for his previous form, having not won on TOUR since 2017... Leishman looks to become the event's fourth back-to-back winner. Only Woods, Phil Mickelson, and J.C. Snead have pulled the double... There's a robust group of local products teeing it up at Torrey Pines, led by multi-time TOUR winner Xander Schauffele (who went to San Diego State), and of course, Mickelson - who is coming to Torrey Pines after hosting The American Express. 72-HOLE RECORD: 266, George Burns (1987), Tiger Woods (1999). 18-HOLE RECORD: North Course record: 61, Mark Brooks (2nd round, 1990), Brandt Snedeker (1st round, 2007). Redesigned North Course record: 62, Jon Rahm (1st round, 2019), Ryan Palmer (2nd round, 2020). South Course record: 62, Tiger Woods (3rd round, 1999) LAST TIME: Leishman captured his fifth PGA TOUR title thanks to a sizzling Sunday 65 - tied for the round of the day - at the South Course. The Australian made things interesting late after he bogeyed the par-4 17th Sunday, but he knocked a wedge from 83 yards to just six feet on the 72nd hole and nailed the birdie to pull ahead of Rahm. Leishman made five birdies on the front nine Sunday to start to pull away from all challengers, but Rahm did himself no favors going 4 over for his first five holes in the final round. Two-time Farmers Insurance Open winner Brandt Snedeker finished T3 alongside McIlroy. Tom Hoge finished fifth. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS). Sunday, 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. ET (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Groups), Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes), Sunday, 11:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ET. Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. ET. Sunday, 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. ET (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio).

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