Rory McIlroy sees Masters lead cut as Cameron Young races up leaderboard

The Holywood man has failed to catch fire so far. 

Rory McIlroy waves to the Augusta crowd. Pic: Gerald Herbert/AP

A spectacular day of scoring at Augusta National did little to help Rory McIlroy’s hopes of hanging on to his six-shot overnight lead as his struggles off the tee limited his opportunities to “keep his foot on the gas” as promised.

However, his rivals all took advantage as the defending Masters champion reached the turn at level par for his round after a bogey at the first offset with a birdie at the third having driven the 350-yard par four.