Rory McIlroy makes golfing history just six holes into his third round at The Masters

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Rory McIlroy got his third round of The Masters off to a flying start, with the Northern Irishman storming into the lead.

McIlroy entered day three of The Masters sitting T3 in the leaderboard on six-under, two shots behind Justin Rose.

Rose led the way after two rounds on eight-under, with Bryson DeChambeau starting his Saturday solo second on seven-under.

But both players were quickly overtaken by McIlroy at Augusta National, where the four-time major champion is seeking a first win at The Masters.

Jack Nicklaus has tipped McIlroy for Masters success, in what is the latter’s 11th attempt at clinching the career Grand Slam.

Rory McIlroy makes golfing history in round three of The Masters

Butch Harmon told McIlroy to come out firing, and that is exactly what he did at the start of round three in Georgia.

In fact, it was a history-making start from the 2022 runner-up, who has become the first player to start with six consecutive threes on the scorecard at The Masters, as per the event’s official X account.

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McIlroy’s history-making start to his third round of The Masters comprised two pars, three birdies and one eagle, before he then made a four at the seventh and a sixth at the eighth.

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McIlroy made a simply unbelievable start to his Saturday round, having also finished off his Friday strongly.

That came after another impressive start to his first round, which was then overshadowed by a very disappointing finish.

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McIlroy carded opening rounds of 72 and 66 at Augusta, in what is his 17th start at the iconic major championship.

And he is certainly catching the eye, with the Northern Irishman also the first player to begin a weekend round at the event with birdie-eagle-birdie in the first three holes since Mark O’Meara achieved the feat in the final round in 2001, as per Justin Ray.

Whether or not he can continue that momentum as the day goes on remains to be seen, but he certainly looks like the McIlroy of old.

His previous four major championship wins have come in the form of one each at The Open Championship and the US Open, and two at the PGA Championship.