Rory v Tiger moves to undercard

A week ago Rory McIlroy was being hailed as part of the only show in town, a prizefighter given top billing, primed for a title tilt against his arch rival Tiger Woods.

Last night, as both players signed for their final rounds while the climax to the Masters was only just building, McIlroy and Woods were indeed difficult to separate, but both had been well and truly demoted to the Augusta National undercard.

The thrills and spills of this 76th Masters had for the most part evaded US Open champion McIlroy, who bowed out of a tournament he had so agonisingly let slip 12 months earlier with a final-round 76 that left him five over for the week.