It’s moving day at the Masters as the chase for a green jacket intensifies in round three at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy took a giant step towards claiming a second consecutive Masters title after a stunning second round finale at Augusta National on Friday. He’ll play with young American Sam Burns on Saturday.
Northern Irishman McIlroy, who claimed golf’s grand slam with his memorable victory last year, hit six birdies in the last seven holes to storm ahead of the field on 12-under, six ahead of his nearest competitors in the American pair of 2018 champion Patrick Reed and youngster Sam Burns. It is the biggest lead after 36 holes in Masters history.
Englishman Justin Rose, who lost to McIlroy in last year’s play-off, is tied-third on five-under with compatriot Tommy Fleetwood and Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry, with all three enjoying fruitful second rounds before McIlroy sauntered clear of the chasing pack late on.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the third round.
Masters tee times
Round three: Saturday 11 April
All times BST
2:31pm – Kurt Kitayama, Alex Noren
2:42pm – Charl Schwartzel, Rasmus Hojgaard
2:53pm – Jon Rahm, Si Woo Kim
3:04pm – Brian Harman, Corey Conners
3:15pm – Sergio Garcia, Maverick McNealy
3:26pm – Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland
3:37pm – Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland
3:48pm – Samuel Stevens, Adam Scott
4:10pm – Marco Penge, Matt McCarty
4:21pm – Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka
4:32pm – Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman
4:43pm – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im
4:54pm – Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley,
5:05pm – Harris English, Ryan Gerard
5:16pm – Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler
5:38pm – Collin Morikawa, Brian Campbell
5:49pm – Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
6:00pm – Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan
6:11pm – Jake Knapp, Xander Schauffele
6:22pm – Ben Griffin, Max Homa
6:33pm – Chris Gotterup, Brooks Koepka
6:55pm – Jason Day, Cameron Young
7:06pm – Haotong Li, Kristoffer Reitan
7:17pm – Wyndham Clark, Tyrrell Hatton
7:28pm – Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood
7:39pm – Patrick Reed, Justin Rose
7:50pm – Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns
How can I watch The Masters 2026?
Fans in the UK can watch The Masters on Sky Sports, with coverage underway with Masters breakfast from 2.30pm GMT. Featured Group action and updates around the course are available on Sky Sports Golf until 5pm BST, when the global broadcast window opens up.
Sky Sports+ will have live coverage of the Featured Holes/Amen Corner from 5pm BST on Saturday and 4:45pm BST on Sunday.
Fans can subscribe to Sky, or use NOW with a day or month pass. Independent Sport will also have a live blog with all the latest scores, news and reaction.
