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June 20, 2026
Playing Through

Rory McIlroy drains sidewinding putt to move into 2nd at The Masters

by Mark Sandritter

Making birdies has been a major challenge on Friday at Augusta National with only a few players in the red on the day. It helps when you’re like Rory McIlroy, can drain a difficult 39-footer and make it look fairly easy. McIlroy is now 3-under in the tournament and second behind only Jordan Spieth.

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