Masters 2025: 5 things to know for Sunday’s final round at Augusta
Rory McIlroy is one round away from achieving the career grand slam.
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The final round of Augusta National is upon us, and the 2025 Masters looks like it will come down to less than a handful of players near the top of the leaderboard.
Second-round leader Justin Rose? He now trails by seven. On Masters Sunday, it’s all about Rory McIlroy, who leads by two shots, and his closest adversary, Bryson DeChambeau.
What’s in store for Round 4? Here are 5 things to know for Sunday’s final round at the 2025 Masters.
What’s at stake
Rory McIlroy will play alongside Bryson DeChambeau in Sunday afternoon’s final pairing — 10 months after DeChambeau won the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst in the wake of McIlroy’s devastating short missed putts.
For DeChambeau, Sunday is an opportunity to win his third major and first Masters.
For McIlroy, Sunday is an opportunity to banish a lot of demons — a decade-plus without a major win, his brutal collapse at Augusta in 2011, the majors that have slipped away recently, like Pinehurst. A win will also enshrine McIlroy in some ultra-exclusive company as the first person to win the career grand slam since Tiger Woods.
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“I think I still have to remind myself that there’s a long way to go, just like I said yesterday, 18 holes,” McIlroy said. “I, just as much as anyone else, know what can happen on the final day here. You know, I’ve got a lot of experience. I came in here talking about being the most complete version of myself as a golfer, and you know, I just have to keep reminding myself of that and remind myself that no matter what situation or scenario I find myself in tomorrow, I’ll be able to handle it.”
Who else can win?
The biggest Masters comeback ever was achieved by Jack Burke Jr., who won after trailing the lead by eight shots in 1956.
There are currently 13 players within eight shots of the lead: McIlroy (-12), DeChambeau (-10), Corey Conners (-8), Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg (-6), Jason Day, Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and Justin Rose (-5), and Zach Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im and Nico Echavarria (-4).
What happened to Justin Rose?
Justin Rose led the field through 36 holes, but struggled to get any momentum going on Saturday.
Two bogeys on the first nine and three on the back were balanced by only two birdies. His tee-to-green game was good, but his putting was markedly worse on Saturday than it was on Thursday and Friday. His putting average of 1.39 and 1.5 putts per hole on Thursday and Friday, respectively, rose to 2.06 on Saturday. Rose ultimately signed for a score of three-over 75, which dropped him to T6, seven shots behind McIlroy’s lead.
When does the final round start?
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On Sunday, the players will tee off in pairs starting at 9:40 a.m. ET. With an odd number of players who made the weekend, Brian Campbell will tee off alongside a marker to lead the tournament.
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will start their round at 2:30 p.m. ET. The CBS broadcast begins at 2 p.m. ET, but you can tune in all day via streaming coverage on ESPN+, Paramount+, Masters.com and the Masters app, including exclusive early action, featured group coverage and more.
Sunday’s forecast
According to weather.com, the final-round forecast for Augusta, Ga., looks absolutely perfect, with a high temperature of 70 degrees at 4 p.m. ET, and wind blowing 3-6 mph.
Great for playing — and watching, too.
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