The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream — winning the Masters — the more it kept slipping away.
As his final round began on Sunday, a two-shot lead was gone in two holes. A four-shot lead was gone in three holes, with a shocker of a mistake. A 5‑foot putt on the final hole to win was narrowly missed.
And then McIlroy turned what could have been another major collapse into his grandest moment of all when he hit wedge to 3 feet f …