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

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.’

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’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.

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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.

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

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.