Masters: tie into Sunday
The Masters final round has become a two‑man fight — Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young share the lead going into Sunday at Augusta National. The final‑group tee times put McIlroy with Justin Rose at 2:40 p.m. ET and Young with Scottie Scheffler one group ahead at 2:30 p.m. ET, while Viktor Hovland tees with Sam Burns at 2:20 p.m. ET and Ludvig Åberg pairs with Patrick Cantlay at 2:10 p.m. ET. (nytimes.com, golf.com, espn.com
Rory McIlroy’s six-shot cushion is gone, and the Masters has turned into a Sunday head-to-head with Cameron Young at 11 under par. (pgatour.com) The final pairing is McIlroy and Young at 2:25 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, the third time in four days they will play Augusta National side by side. Sam Burns starts one shot back at 10 under, with Shane Lowry alongside him at 2:14 p.m. Eastern. (cbssports.com) Scottie Scheffler begins at 1:52 p.m. Eastern with Haotong Li, and Justin Rose goes at 2:03 p.m. Eastern with Jason Day as the last wave stacks former major champions and contenders just behind the leaders. The first tee time is 9:06 a.m. Eastern for Aaron Rai and Charl Schwartzel. (usatoday.com) McIlroy is trying to become only the fourth player to win the Masters in consecutive years. He entered Saturday with a record six-shot lead after 36 holes, then shot a one-over 73 that pulled the field back into the tournament. (golfdigest.com) Young is chasing his first major championship and his first Masters title, while McIlroy is trying to add a second green jacket at Augusta National. Sunday’s pairing puts one player seeking a breakthrough next to one trying to close out history. (nbcsports.com) Television coverage begins at 2 p.m. Eastern on CBS, with featured groups and holes streaming earlier through the Masters digital feeds and ESPN’s app schedule. NBC Sports reported a sunny forecast in Augusta with a high near 88 degrees. (espn.com, nbcsports.com) By Sunday morning, the leaderboard had compressed behind the co-leaders, with Burns at 10 under and several former major winners close enough to pressure the final group if either leader stalls early. Augusta National’s closing stretch has a long record of swings around Amen Corner and the par-5 13th. (sportingnews.com, golfchannel.com) The Masters now comes down to 18 holes with McIlroy and Young sharing the last tee time, the green jacket, and no margin left from Saturday’s collapse. (pgatour.com, cbssports.com)
