Masters: Co‑leaders Set
The Masters flipped into a sudden head‑to‑head: Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young are tied at 11‑under entering Sunday and are paired together in the final group for the last tee times. ( )
Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young will tee off together at 2:25 p.m. Eastern on Sunday with the Masters lead at 11-under. (espn.com) They reached that tie in different ways on Saturday. Young shot a 7-under 65, while McIlroy followed rounds of 67 and 65 with a 1-over 73 after a double bogey at the 11th hole. (espn.com, espn.com) Sam Burns starts one shot back at 10-under in the 2:14 p.m. pairing with Shane Lowry at 9-under. Jason Day and Justin Rose, both 8-under, go at 2:03 p.m., and Scottie Scheffler begins Sunday four back at 7-under after a third-round 65. (espn.com) The final round lands one year after McIlroy won the 2025 Masters in a playoff over Rose to complete the career Grand Slam. He is trying to become the first repeat champion at Augusta National since Tiger Woods won in 2001 and 2002. (espn.com, golf.com) Young brings a different chase into Sunday. The 28-year-old American won The Players Championship in March and has two PGA Tour wins listed on his tour profile, but he is still seeking his first major title. (pgatour.com) Augusta National has kept the door open behind them. Ten players shot 68 or better in the third round, and the field’s average score of 70.63 set a Masters third-round record, according to ESPN’s Saturday coverage. (espn.com) Sunday’s television window on CBS runs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, with early streaming from noon to 2 p.m. on Paramount+ and additional featured coverage on Masters digital platforms and the ESPN App. (golf.com, golf.com) So the Masters ends with a straight two-man pairing at the top and a one-shot cushion over the nearest pursuer. By late Sunday afternoon in Augusta, one of them will walk up the 18th fairway with the tournament in his hands. (espn.com)
