The Masters 2025 Final Round LIVE: Leaderboard and updates as Rory McIlroy looks to overcome his Augusta hoodoo as he goes up against Bryson DeChambeau in US Open replay, with Shane Lowry and Corey Conners also in the hunt

By ED CARRUTHERS and OLIVER HOLT AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL and RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL and MIKE KEEGAN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL

Published: 13:42 BST, 13 April 2025 | Updated: 15:21 BST, 13 April 2025

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Shane Lowry fumes at reporters following tough ending on day three

Lowry vented his frustrations at reporters during an interview with Sky Sports on Saturday after he was pressed on whether he feels his great mate Rory McIlroy can win the Masters.

Expletives aside, the Irishman was absolutely spot-on with what he said.

At five-under he is still well in contention to launch an attack on the leaderboard today, despite agonisingly having bogeyed his final two holes on Saturday to finish the day at evens.

But after his round, he was asked about McIlroy, snapping back at the Sky reporter: ‘I’m not going to stand here and talk about Rory for 10 minutes. I’m trying to win the tournament, as well.

‘I know that’s what y’all want me to talk about, but I’ve just had a s— finish, I’ve got a chance to win the Masters tomorrow, and I’m going to go hit some balls.’

The conversation then moved on to media duties, something that has been a topical subject of late among many golfers, particularly Collin Morikawa, who lashed back at reporters over having to do media duties.

In fact, according to McIlroy, golfers don’t always have an obligation to speak to the media after their final round.

Lowry continued: ‘We talk about Collin Morikawa a few weeks ago. I think we need time. I think I need half an hour now to sit there and gather my thoughts.

‘I can’t be coming to talk to you guys straight away. It shouldn’t be happening. I don’t agree with it.

‘Tennis players have to talk to the media, but they have half an hour or hour before they have to do it. I feel like we should have the same thing.

‘That’s how I feel. I’m probably going to say something stupid. I probably already have said something stupid because I’m pissed off right now. I’m just going to leave, OK?’

He then proceeded to walk off and headed down to the practice range.

Shots of the weekend so far…

I’ve been looking back through some of my favourite shots from Saturday and have compiled a quick list of some of the best strikes of the day.

I’ve been marvelling at Rory’s chip-in on the second or his six-iron approach on the 15th.

Both are simply sensational efforts but his magic touch around the green on the second was simply sensational.

Here’s McIlroy’s six-iron on the 15th. The stopping power the world No 2 has with his long wedges is simply sensational.

This was another lovely shot for Tyrrell Hatton for a birdie on 15. We saw Patrick Cantlay put two in the drink from near to this angle on Thursday afternoon, so this was weighted perfectly.

Im Sung-jai chipped in twice on Saturday, but considering how deep this bunker was, this is my favourite of the two. Brilliant wedge play from the sand.

Bryson’s final birdie of the day on the 18th capped off a run of three birdies in his final four holes. This texas wedge from over 50-feet out was perfectly weighted.

And lastly how about this for a chip in from LIV star Joaquin Niemann? Interestingly, it came after he had just chunked a chip shot up the hill. He responded immediately, bouncing the ball into the hole to seal victory.

What does it mean to win a Green Jacket?

Golfing greatness awaits for one player today.

I’ll leave it to the iconic Jack Nicklaus to set the scene…

We’re underway for round four! Plus why Tom Kim played with an amateur yesterday…

US star Brian Campbell has got us underway after teeing off on the first, but gets himself into a spot of bother, sending his first shot right of the fairway, before finding the green on the left side of the green.

You might be wondering why Campbell is playing on his own – but in fact he is not, he’ll be playing with a non-competing marker.

On Saturday, a man called Michael McDermott made a stir at Augusta National after he teed up alongside Tom Kim, who teed off on his own.

It comes as an odd number of players had made the cut this year, meaning that Kim needed a marker to play alongside.

Up steps McDermott, the CEO of a financial services firm in Pennsylvania.

It is one of the quirky and less well-known storylines of Augusta, with McDermott being a member of the club.

Michael McDermott (pictured above)

McDermott and Tom Kim (pictured left and right above)

But he’s not just a part-time hacker. In fact, he is, right now, one of the best members playing at Augusta National and has 10 major victories in the Golf Association of Philadelphia, winning the amateur title in 2008, 2013 and 2016.

McDermot doesn’t have to record a score and didn’t have his name on his caddies back.

He’s also not able to talk to the media during his round.

‘He played great actually,’ Kim said. Hits the ball really far. His irons, sometimes he grabbed one club longer than me. He was a complete baller.’

We’re not quite sure if McDermott has returned to play with Campbell today but he certainly will be playing alongside a marker today!

Take a look behind the scenes for this year’s Champions Dinner

Two-time champion Scottie Scheffler’s menu got many people talking this week.

He got the ball rolling with Cheeseburger sliders and firecracker shrimp.

The world No 1 then made a funny nod to the hand injury he sustained at Christmas that ruled him out of the early parts of this year’s PGA Tour season. He had been looking to make ravioli for his family but cut his hand open while trying to make the pasta dish. In a nod to the moment, he added Papa Scheff’s meatball and Ravioli bites to his menu.

For the mains, in true Texas style, he had Chilli, Wood-fired Cowboy Ribeye or blackened Redfish.

And for Dinner, Scheffler played it simple with a Warm Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie.

I’d definitely say that is up there with one of the best menus we’ve seen from a Masters Champion.

Who is the bigger driver, Rory or Bryson?

Rory McIlroy left me stunned yesterday with his 369-yard drive on the par-five second hole.

It was a brilliant shot and his driving just seems to get better and better each year.

Bryson DeChambeau, though, is a machine and the mad scientist has perfected his ball-striking abilities to help him hit the ball longer than anyone else in golf. He spoke earlier in the week of how he has been tinkering with his club heads away from the course to help him get the optimal balance and clubhead speed, to stripe the ball speeds upwards of 190mph.

Both players are two of the biggest hitters in the game, but right now, it is Bryson who is, on average, striking the ball just a little bit further than McIlroy averaging 330 yards to the Northern Irishman’s 324 yards.

Despite that, it was McIlroy who performed better with the big stick on Saturday, with the European Ryder Cup hero averaging 340 yards off the tee, hitting 10 of 14 fairways with his drive.

Bryson, meanwhile, managed an average of 237 yards but was more clinical, hitting 11 out of 14 fairways.

Have DeChambeau and McIlroy spoken about Pinehurst?

During a range session ahead of their match last year, where Bryson teamed up with fellow LIV star Brooks Koepka and Rory paired up with Scottie Scheffler for a 2v2 match, Bryson joked with Rory about missing out on winning at Pinehurst.

‘I’m trying to get him back for what he did to me at the US Open,’ McIlroy said, sending a barb to Bryson who was chipping next to him.

The American responded hilariously: ‘To be fair you kind of did it to yourself…’

It appears, though, that there is no animosity between the two competitors following Bryson’s victory, with the two-time US Open champion revealing what McIlroy said to him after Pinehurst.

‘No, not really,’ he said when asked whether they had spoken much after the US Open.

‘He said congrats at the British Open — at The Open Championship, excuse me. And that’s pretty much it. We’ve been fine ever since. It’s not really been an issue. It’s just going to be a fun day tomorrow. I’m really excited for the test.’

Hole locations for round four…

I really liked how the course was set up on Saturday. The 16th hole’s pin was set up in a particularly difficult spot, with Shane Lowry and Matt McCarty struggling with their tee shots there yesterday.

And it looks like we could be in for a lot more fun again, with today’s pin placements, especially around Amen Corner, set to cause a few headaches for our golfers.

First up, hole No 2 is in an interesting position. The fairway doglegs around from right-to-left and, depending on the shape of the shot you can hit off the tee, players may find it difficult getting the ball up and over the right greenside bunker, with the pin sitting so close to it on the right side of the green.

The fourth hole is another interesting placement, again with a deep and wide greenside bunker fully in play in front of the pin at the front-right of the green. Interestingly the fourth hole was the joint-second hardest hole on the course on Saturday, with 17 players scoring bogeys. Only three players made birdie.

Some players could find themselves in a spot of difficulty on the ninth too, with the hole curving from right-to-left, requiring players to pull a draw in from around the trees to land the ball onto the left side of the fairway and avoid the bunkers on the left.

Around Amen Corner, water is fully in play on all three holes, with greenskeepers setting the pins up close to the hazards just on either side of the greens. The 13th looks particularly challenging, with the green sloping away to the water hazard on the right.

And back to hole No 16, the tee has been moved right to the back of the green and sits just in front of the huge sand trap to the back right of the hole. That presents a lot of trouble for any player getting stuck in the sand. The notorious green on 16 slopes down towards the water hazard and players in the bunker will want to be very careful when playing out of the sand not to overcook their shot.

It all comes down to this!

It’s been a simply sensational week of golf so far and Saturday delivered perhaps one of the best days at a major in a long time.

Rory McIlroy stormed to take the clubhouse lead and starts ahead of Bryson DeChambeau by two shots on Sunday. It was a sensational performance from the world No 2, who became the first man in the history at Augusta National to card six consecutive threes during his opening six holes.

His chip in on the second for eagle will go down as the shot of the day, but let’s not forget his approach on 15. Some online have said it bore an uncanny likeness to Tiger in 2011.

Bryson was equally impressive yesterday coming in two shots behind McIlroy, but it was his short irons that perhaps let him down a little and a couple of missed putts stopped him from coming in with a better score.

Despite that, he’ll come into the day riding high on a stunning finish, birdieing three of the final four holes of his third round, which included a phenomenal texas wedge from off the green, which he rolled 50-feet into the hole.

There were plenty of other incredible storylines from Saturday. Justin Rose, the leader after 36 holes, just couldn’t hold on to the top spot as his round unravelled due to some errant putting.

He is, though, still in contention, alongside Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and interestingly Jason Day all at five-under ahead of the fourth round.

Ludvig Aberg, who finished T2 on his Masters Debut here last year, has rallied after toiling with his game all week to finish tied at six-under with former Masters Champion Patrick Reed – who snuck up the leaderboard with a classy 69 on Saturday.

And then there’s Canadian Corey Conners, who sits in third place at eight-under. While Bryson and Rory have been getting all the headlines, Connors has been quietly going about his business and has showcased his excellent ball-striking abilities.

Check this out for an approach…

Balmy day for a spot of golf!

Looks like conditions are going to be perfect for scoring today at The Masters.

Yesterday there were a few big scores, with Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson both excelling out there.

Forecasts coming out of Augusta right now are expecting not a whole lot of wind around the course today, compared to Saturday’s blustery conditions, with maximum gusts of 8mph expected later on in the afternoon.

The sun is also shining on this illustrious golf course with temperatures set to rise to 21ºc.

Balmy weather for a game of golf, don’t you think?

That means that the greens are likely to be running a little firmer later on in the day which our late starters, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed and Corey Conners may have to watch out for.

Let’s start off with our featured groupings and tee times this afternoon…

All eyes are well and truly on Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau this afternoon. Our leaders will go out at 2:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM BST later this evening.

Corey Connors and Patrick Reed, who snuck up the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon will proceed them at 2:20 PM EDT / 7:20 PM BST.

Meanwhile, Brian Campbell will get proceedings underway as the first player to tee off in just under an hours time at 9:40 AM EDT / 2:40 PM BST.

Here are my featured groups for Masters Sunday…

• Brian Campbell – 9:40 AM EDT / 2:40 PM BST
• Hideki Matsuyama / Akshay Bhatia – 9:50 AM EDT / 2:50 PM BST
• Justin Thomas / Min Woo Lee – 10:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM BST
• Patrick Cantlay / Wyndham Clark – 10:20 AM EDT / 3:20 PM BST
• Matt Fitzpatrick / Nick Taylor – 11:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM BST
• Davis Riley / Tommy Fleetwood – 11:20 AM EDT / 4:20 PM BST
• Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala – 11:40 AM EDT / 4:40 PM BST
• Joaquin Niemann / Jon Rahm – 12:20 PM EDT / 5:20 PM BST
• Jordan Spieth / Max Greyserman – 12:40 PM EDT / 5:40 PM BST
• Tyrrell Hatton / Matt McCarty – 12:50 PM EDT / 5:50 PM BST
• Collin Morikawa / Viktor Hovland – 1:10 PM EDT / 6:10 PM BST
• Justin Rose / Zach Johnson – 1:50 PM EDT / 6:50 PM BST
• Scottie Scheffler / Shane Lowry – 2:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM BST
• Ludvig Aberg / Jason Day – 2:10 PM EDT / 7:10 PM BST
• Corey Conners / Patrick Reed – 2:20 PM EDT / 7:20 PM BST
• Rory McIlroy / Bryson DeChambeau – 2:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM BST

It’s Masters Sunday!

Hello! And happy Masters Sunday!

We’ve got an exciting day in store, with several players in contention to claim the Green Jacket at Augusta this afternoon.

Saturday delivered as one of the best and most enthralling days of golf I have personally watched in a long time.

But with at least nine players able to mount an attack on the top of the leaderboard, I’m expecting to see a few fireworks today.

Key Updates

• Shane Lowry fumes at reporters following tough ending on day three

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• Shots of the weekend so far…

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• We’re underway for round four! Plus why Tom Kim played with an amateur yesterday…

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• Take a look behind the scenes for this year’s Champions Dinner

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• Who is the bigger driver, Rory or Bryson?

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• Have DeChambeau and McIlroy spoken about Pinehurst?

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• It all comes down to this!

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• Let’s start off with our featured groupings and tee times this afternoon…

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• It’s Masters Sunday!

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The Masters 2025 Final Round LIVE: Leaderboard and updates as Rory McIlroy looks to overcome his Augusta hoodoo as he goes up against Bryson DeChambeau in US Open replay, with Shane Lowry and Corey Conners also in the hunt

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