# 1143: Rory McIlroy builds a big lead after 36 holes at Augusta National

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Podcast: [No Laying Up - Golf Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-laying-up-golf-podcast-792054)
Published: 2026-04-11T02:07:00+00:00
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## Resource

What a day for Rory McIlroy (-12). He jumps out to a six-shot lead over Sam Burns (-6) and P. Reed (-6) while Shane Lowry (-5), Tommy Fleetwood (-5), and Justin Rose (-5) sit at T4. We walk you through all of the day's action: Stories of the Day, Down the Leaderboard, Big's Top 10, on-site observations with Soly & Neil, news & notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off at https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Join The No Laying Up Nest: https://nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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