"Rory McIlroy doesn't have the clutch gene" - Skip Bayless delivers verdict on The Masters finale vs. Bryson DeChambeau

On Day 3 of The Masters, world #2 Rory McIlroy took a two-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau and will have to fend off the latter to win at the Augusta National Golf Club for the first time in his career and leave with the coveted green jacket.

Despite McIlroy's near flawless display through Day 3, NFL analyst Skip Bayless believes he'll falter in the final round against DeChambeau. In a video posted on X, captioned, "Rory McIlroy doesn't have the clutch gene to win his 1st Masters," he said:

"There's no greater pressure in all of sports than the individual sport of golf at Augusta National, at the back nine on Sunday. Which is why, ultimately, I believe Rory will beat Rory." [From 0:29]

Bayless compared the Northern Irish golfer to LeBron James, whom he has been critical of relentlessly for two decades:

"The great Ben Crenshaw once told me Augusta to him is like a mystical cathedral. A mystical cathedral that I believe will devour Rory McIlroy, the LeBron James of golf. Rory reminds me so much of LeBron... Rory McIlroy has been playing forever but he hasn't won a Major championship since 2014." [From 2:00]

The analyst claimed that, like in 2011, McIlroy blew a four-stroke lead in the final round and cost himself the opportunity to be the second 21-year-old in history to win the Masters after Tiger Woods. Fourteen years later, the former world #1 has a chance to slay his demons. However, Bayless believes Bryson DeChambeau will chase down the Northern Irishman and leave the Augusta National Golf Club with the iconic green jacket.