Rory McIlroy teeing off in the first round of the 2026 Masters with Cameron Young and Mason Howell at Augusta National.
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Rory McIlroy inicia la defensa de su título en el Masters junto a Cameron Young y Mason Howell

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Rory McIlroy comienza su participación en la primera ronda del Masters 2026 a las 10:31 a. m. hora local, junto a Cameron Young y el campeón del US Amateur, Mason Howell. El número 2 del mundo defiende su título tras su victoria en el desempate del año pasado contra Justin Rose, con la que completó su Grand Slam profesional. El número 1 del mundo, Scottie Scheffler, comenzará más tarde junto a Robert MacIntyre y Gary Woodland.

La 90.ª edición del torneo Masters comienza este jueves en el Augusta National Golf Club en Augusta, Georgia, con un total de 91 jugadores. McIlroy, el primer jugador después de Tiger Woods en poseer los cuatro majors simultáneamente tras su victoria en 2025, aspira a convertirse en el cuarto jugador en ganar dos Chaquetas Verdes consecutivas. Cameron Young ganó recientemente The Players Championship y busca seguir los pasos de Scheffler y McIlroy al ganar ambos eventos en la misma temporada.

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Las discusiones en X se centran en el inicio de la defensa del título de Rory McIlroy en el Masters 2026, junto a Cameron Young y el campeón del US Amateur, Mason Howell. Existe mucha expectación por el debut de Howell, destacando una conmovedora historia en la que McIlroy le regaló una pelota firmada hace una década. Los usuarios señalan el buen momento de forma de Young como aspirante al título, mientras que algunos consideran que el emparejamiento supone un duro desafío para el joven aficionado. El interés en las apuestas se centra en las bajas puntuaciones en la primera ronda de McIlroy y Young.

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