Final‑round pairings set

Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young will tee off together at 2:25 p.m. Eastern on Sunday as the final pairing at the Masters. (pgatour.com) They enter the last round tied for the lead at 11 under par after three rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. Young shot 65 on Saturday, while McIlroy shot 73 after starting the day with a six-shot lead. (golfchannel.com) The group ahead of them goes off at 2:14 p.m. Eastern with Sam Burns at 10 under and Shane Lowry at 9 under. Jason Day and Justin Rose, both at 8 under, follow at 2:03 p.m. Eastern, with Scottie Scheffler and Haotong Li at 1:52 p.m. Eastern. (pgatour.com) The Sunday pairings matter because Augusta sends players out in score order, with the leaders last. That puts the tournament’s final decisions on the course in front of the last twosome, not on a scoreboard hours earlier. (golf.com) The television window is stacked around those late groups. CBS is scheduled to carry the final round from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, with early streaming coverage from noon to 2 p.m. Eastern on Paramount+ and Masters.com. (golf.com) McIlroy’s position changed fast on Saturday. The PGA Tour said he lost an Augusta National-record six-shot lead after 36 holes, then recovered enough late in the round to finish tied for first. (pgatour.com) Young’s climb was the day’s biggest move. He began the third round eight shots back and made eight birdies against one bogey in his 65 to reach the final group. (golfchannel.com) McIlroy and Young have also seen plenty of each other this week. CBS Sports noted Sunday will be the third time in four days they have played side by side at Augusta National. (cbssports.com) The first Sunday pairing starts at 9:06 a.m. Eastern with Aaron Rai and Charl Schwartzel, and 54 players are scheduled to complete the final round. By late afternoon, the tournament will be down to the two men in the last group with the green jacket on the line. (pgatour.com)