On a record Saturday of scoring at Augusta National, McIlroy fought just to keep the wheels on, losing his six-shot lead and now finding himself tied with Cameron Young entering Sunday.
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Cameron Young jumped six spots after the third round to tie Rory McIlroy for the Masters lead going into Sunday.
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McIlroy left the driving range ahead of his third-round tee time Saturday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
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Akshay Bhatia shot a Friday-best 6-under 66 and ascended to solo second on the Bay Hill Club leaderboard. He sits five strokes off leader Daniel Berger. Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy and Sahith Theegala all enjoyed strong second round performances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Making his PGA Tour debut, John Daly II played a bogey-free round on Friday. He enters the weekend tied for seventh and six shots behind leader Chandler Blanchet.
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Chandler Blanchet leads the field at Grand Reserve Golf Club by four strokes. Gordon Sargent sits in a solo second, while a pair of amateurs are making a splash in Rio Grande. John Daly II shot a 5-under 67 on Friday and sits T-7. Fellow amateur Kihei Akina recorded three birdies during his second round and is T-12 entering the weekend.
Berger followed his opening 63 with a 68 Friday at Bay Hill to move five shots clear of Akshay Bhatia through 36 holes.
Shane Lowry needed to par the final hole to make the cut at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. After hitting his approach shot into the rock bed on 18, he took on the challenge to try and make a ‘4'.
Scottie Scheffler recorded 10 consecutive pars on Friday at Bay Hill in route to a 1-under 71 for the second round. Scheffler sits 10 strokes off API leader Daniel Berger entering the weekend.
Despite sitting T-15, Scheffler was left demonstrably frustrated by Friday afternoon at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as he’d seen enough of Bay Hill’s lightning-quick, borderline, nearly purply greens.