McIlroy–Young final pairing

Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young will play in the final group Sunday at Augusta National after finishing 54 holes tied for the lead at 11-under par. (pgatour.com) They are scheduled to tee off at 2:40 p.m. Eastern on April 12 in the last pairing of the 90th Masters Tournament. Justin Rose and Patrick Reed are one group ahead at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. (golf.com) The final-round television window on CBS runs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern, with Paramount+ carrying the same broadcast and additional streaming windows earlier in the day. (cbssports.com) The pairing puts the defending champion and a player still chasing his first major title in the last spot on the course. PGA Tour coverage says McIlroy is trying to become the fourth player to win the Masters in consecutive years. (pgatour.com) Young has won on the PGA Tour, but a Masters victory would give him his first major championship at Augusta National. McIlroy entered the week as the 2025 Masters winner and came back to the final round with a share of the lead rather than a solo advantage. (sports.yahoo.com) The leaderboard also keeps pressure on the final pairing because Sam Burns is one shot back at 10-under through three rounds. That means the last two groups could decide the green jacket over the closing nine on Sunday afternoon. (pgatour.com) Sunday’s setup follows a Saturday swing in the tournament. Golf Digest reported that McIlroy had taken a record six-shot lead into the weekend before the field closed in and Young pulled even by the end of the third round. (golfdigest.com) By late afternoon Sunday, the last pairing will be the one every other group is chasing, and the final tee time at 2:40 p.m. Eastern gives McIlroy and Young the clearest path to decide the tournament head-to-head. (golf.com)