Spieth vs. McIlroy: Dogfight in the Dogwoods, hole-by-hole

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Ladies and gentlemen, the preliminaries are done, and it’s time for the Main Event at the Masters: THE DOGFIGHT IN THE DOGWOODS! This will be an 18-hole contest, no holds barred and no cell phones allowed. Let’s meet our contenders:

• Your challenger, one stroke back at three-under-par, standing five-foot-nine and weighing in at a full 11.6 stone, the Firebrand from Northern Ireland, The Big Mac Attack, ROOOOOOORY MCILROY!

• And in this corner, the defending champion, the Texas Tornado, the Longhorn of the Lag Putt, The Gladiator of the Green Jacket, JOOOORDAN SPIEEEEETH!

We’ll be here all round, giving you a hole-by-hole breakdown of the Greatest Showdown In Golf History (note: may not be entirely true) on Saturday afternoon at the Masters. The bell rings at 2:50 p.m. ET. Be here!