Masters Sunday classic coming, plus Ovechkin’s curtain call?

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! Find a tradition that’s not like other traditions today. Inside: ⛳ So much for a runaway 🏒 Denver makes it 3 in 5 ⚽ 17-year-old’s debut worldie The Masters: Field catches Rory, setting up classic SundayThat escalated quickly. Here’s where things stand at the Masters Tournament after 54 holes:T-1. Rory McIlroy (-11) T-1. Cameron Young (-11) 3. Sam Burns (-10) 4. Shane Lowry (-9) T-5. Jason Day (-8) T-5. Justin Rose (-8) T-7. Scottie Scheffler (-7) T-7. Haotong Li (-7) T-9. Patrick Cantlay (-6) T-9. Russell Henley (-6) T-9. Patrick Reed (-6)Rory McIlroy’s six-shot lead through two rounds was the largest in Masters history. McIlroy had been moving around Augusta National with that bouncy gait of his, looking unburdened after completing the career Grand Slam a year ago. But golf, as he knows, is a funny game. After a 1-over-par 73, McIlroy’s solo lead is gone. The World No. 2 will play tomorrow with the World No. 3, Cameron Young, who won The Players Championship last month and is primed to get his first major.Advertisement