It was an emotional day at the Masters as competition for the green jacket intensified in the third round at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy took a big step toward winning his second consecutive Masters title after a spectacular second-round finale at Augusta National on Friday. He is scheduled to play with young American Sam Burns on Saturday.
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Northern Irishman McIlroy, who completed golf’s Grand Slam with a memorable victory last year, made six birdies in his final seven holes to move into the lead at 12 under par. This was six places ahead of their closest rivals, the American pair of 2018 champion Patrick Reed and youngster Sam Burns. This was the largest lead after 36 holes in Masters history.
Briton Justin Rose, who lost to McIlroy in last year’s play-offs, was tied for third place at five under with compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry, with all three enjoying a productive second round until McIlroy waved off his pursuers in the closing stages.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Round 3.
Masters tea time
Round 3: Saturday, April 11th
All times BST
2:31pm – Kurt Kitayama, Alex Nolen
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2:42pm – Charles Schwartzel, Rasmus Hoygaard
2:53pm – Jon Rahm, Shi Woo Kim
3:04pm – Brian Herman, Corey Connors
3:15pm – Sergio Garcia, Maverick McNeely
3:26pm – Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland
3:37pm – Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland
3:48pm – Samuel Stevens, Adam Scott
4:10pm – Marco Penzi, Matt McCarty
4:21pm – Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka
4:32pm – Aaron Rye, Jacob Bridgman
4:43pm – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im
4:54pm – Dustin Johnson, Russell Henry,
5:05pm – Harris English, Ryan Gerard
17:16 – Ludwig Aberg, Scotty Scheffler
5:38pm – Collin Morikawa, Brian Campbell
5:49pm – Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
18:00 – Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan
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6:11pm – Jake Knapp, Xander Schauffele
6:22pm – Ben Griffin, Max Homa
6:33pm – Chris Gottterp, Brooks Koepka
6:55pm – Jason Day, Cameron Young
7:06pm – Haotong Li, Christopher Reitan
7:17pm – Windham Clark, Tyrrell Hutton.
7:28pm – Shane Lawrie, Tommy Fleetwood
7:39pm – Patrick Reed, Justin Rose
7:50pm – Rory McIlroy, Sam Barnes
How can I watch Masters 2026?
Fans in the UK can watch the Masters on Sky Sports, which will broadcast the Masters with Breakfast from 2:30pm GMT. Watch the hottest group action and updates from around the course on Sky Sports Golf until 5pm BST when the global broadcast window opens.
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Sky Sports+ will have live coverage of the featured Hall/Amen Corner from 5pm BST on Saturday and 4:45pm BST on Sunday.
Fans can subscribe to Sky or use NOW with a daily or monthly pass. independent sports We also have a live blog with all the latest scores, news and reactions.
