Rory McIlroy showed his mettle in defiant comeback to save his Masters chances

AUGUSTA — Rory McIlroy couldn’t get out of Augusta National quickly enough Thursday night. 

Hopefully, he didn’t burn rubber down Magnolia Lane the way he screeched tires on his way out of the Pinehurst parking lot after losing the U.S. Open last June on two short missed putts down the stretch. 

McIlroy was angry. 

He was frustrated.