Cam Young pulled into the lead at the Masters on Saturday after a torrid third round, a feat that he accomplished thanks in part to the support of his father.
The 28-year-old climbed ahead of Rory McIlroy late in the day on Saturday, taking advantage of some stumbles from the reigning Masters champion to move into the lead late in his round. Young was seen as one of the favorites heading into the tournament, and now will head into the final day with a solid chance of earning his first green jacket.
As the New York Post noted, Young learned the game from his father at their home course in downstate New York.
“Entering this weekâs 90th Masters at Augusta National, the 28-year-old Westchester native has as good a chance as any of the 91 players in the field to win a green jacket,” the report noted.
“Young, who learned the game at Sleepy Hollow Country Club from his father, David â the head pro who remains his coach â has elevated his world ranking to No. 3 largely by winning the Players Championship last month.”
Young gave credit to his team — his father included — who helped prepare him for the tournament. He went into the weekend with a No. 3 overall ranking, playing his best golf after climbing up the rankings.
âItâs where I want to be,ââ he said. âI feel like the golf Iâve played over the last year has really been good proof of that. I have no idea what the stats would say, but I feel like Iâve played really consistent golf over the course of almost the last year.
âItâs been a long road to get to No. 3. I spent a lot of time between 15 and 20 (rankings) over the course of the last few years and then had a big dip in the beginning of last year.
âSo itâs really been kind of a long march back up, and to finally be, for the first time in my career, a top 10 player in the world is pretty cool, never mind top 5.ââ
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