Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy on the edge of the Grand Slam career, but Old Nemesis Bryson Dechambeau stands on the way

If Rory McIlroy on Sunday at Masters to start Grand Slam in his career, he will probably have to give up a man he couldn’t at last year’s US Open.

Northern Irishman led in Pinehurst last June, and the remaining four holes, but continued with three of those, missing extremely short passages at 16 and 18.

This made it possible for Bryson Dechabbeau to enter and take a trophy, earning him a second major after the US Open in 2020 and ensured that the long wait of McIlroy on the fifth extended.

It’s now close to 11 years since McIlroy last recorded a victory at one of the four biggest events of the game, but that infertile ride may end with one title that he really craves.

World no. 2 will take over a two -stroke leadership in the last round of masters to Augusta National, with Dechabbeau his closet challenger after making an American long reach at 18 to conclude an absorbent Saturday.

‘Time is Rory to win masters’

Patrons in place and those who watch on TV are ready for an intense battle but Heavenly sports’ The ladies Laura Davies and Rich Bem support McIlroy triumph and become a sixth player in history who won all four men at least once.

Davies said, “I will stick to Rory, but it will be a titanic battle. You just have to think that he has served his time and this could be a Grand Slam.”

Beem added, “It’s a time of Rory. He learned so much about himself and it will be his stage. It’s more willing to win up to 10 previous attempts (on Grand Slam) and I think he’ll do it. But Bryson will take him to the task.”

Despite the fact that Beem overturned McIlroy, he thinks what happened at the US Open last summer could have an impact on Augusta National.

“I think it’s a big plus for Bryson, sure. He’ll know it and Rory will know it in his head. I think Rory will have a healthy conversation with his psychologist about it.

“We hope to see the fight for the bitter end and the hardest gladiator wins, but I know Bryson will have an advantage at the first teenager with little Mind games.”

Pinehurst capitulation was not McIlroy’s first taste of Grand Slam Heart Bole.

Back in 2011, he led Masters for four shots after three rounds just to shoot 80 days later and ended up in a 15th place. What was supposed to be his first main title remains the only one to beat, the mill stone hangs around the neck.

This pressure will be there again on Sunday, but it seems that he now has the mental courage to cope with this, with the help of sports psychologist Bob Rotella, the fact that he has twice won PGA TUR this year, on players and Pebble Beach Pro-AM, and wealth of experience, good and bad, which has graduated over the years.

‘Such a situation why I get up’

Playing with some talented and noisy on the track such as Dechabbeau something that McIlroy says he will inspire him.

“I will not distract from it. Because of such situations because I get up, I work hard and try to do the right things.

“If I didn’t want this moment, I wouldn’t have done these things. These are couples in which I want to be and I’m excited about it.”

Davies added: “The fact that Rory has not won it yet and will encourage him. You have to learn from these mistakes.

“You find out more than those of victories. He put himself in a perfect position – but it’s not over yet. And these aren’t just the two best.”

Davies is right that it is not just the first two – the winner of the Masters 2018 Patrick Reed is six kicks backwards and still hunting, while the champion of the Scottie Scheffler champion is still in a distance of seven shots with temp – but it seems only the first two.

Mcilroy vs dechambema. One man trying to gain Grand Slam, another who tries to throw out that plan. Will it be opened in 2024 again, or is this, in the end, Rory’s Crown Glory?

When do masters live on Sky Sports?

Sky Sports Golf It shows record live coverage hours of Masters this year, with a special live collection lounge from 15 hours during the weekend, on the eve of complete coverage starting at 5 pm.

Sky Sports+ on Sky Q and Sky Glass will provide an abundance of bonus feeds and allow you to follow the progress of the players through various parts of the famous August look, including Amen Corner and more.

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