Rory McIlroy finds himself in a familiar position Sunday, atop the leaderboard at The Masters Tournament and with the fabled green jacket tantalizingly close to his grasp. Unlike previous attempts, though, will he be able to close it out this time? Or does more heartbreak at Augusta National Golf Club await him? McIlroy heads into the fourth and final round of the 2025 edition of The Masters at 12-under-par, with a two-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau. If he’s able to hold on, he’ll not only win The Masters for the first time, but he will complete the career grand slam, having won each of the other three major tournaments at least once.
As he tries to do that, he’ll be playing in a final-day pairing with DeChambeau, who edged him by a stroke at the U.S. Open last year and who has often been a foil to McIlroy in the feud between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Follow along here for the live score, updates, highlights and more from McIlroy’s final round at The Masters:
What did Rory McIlroy shoot today at The Masters? McIlroy is even through six holes during his final round at The Masters on Sunday. He's at 12-under-par for the tournament, putting him three strokes ahead of Bryson DeChambeau for the lead. McIlroy came into the day with a 2-stroke lead.
Rory McIlroy Masters Sunday scorecard
This section will be updated throughout McIlroy’s round Sunday. Sunday score: Even Overall score: 12-under
6 (Double Bogey) 5 (Par) 3 (Birdie) 2 (Birdie) 4 (Par) 3 (Par)
Rory McIlroy extends lead with birdie on 4th
How quickly things have changed. McIlroy hit a brilliant shot from the tee on the par-3 4th, getting within a few feet of the pin and sinking his birdie putt. DeChambeau, meanwhile, again struggled on the green, three-putting for the second time in as many holes to extend McIlroy's advantage to three strokes.
Rory McIlroy birdies No. 4 and now has a three-shot lead.
Rory McIlroy retakes lead over Bryson DeChambeau with birdie
Just as quickly as McIlroy lost the lead, he gained it back. After falling behind Bryson DeChambeau by a stroke, McIlroy birdies the 3rd hole, giving him the lead after DeChambeau three-putts for a bogey.
Rory McIlroy birdies No. 3 and is once again 11 under par.
Bryson DeChambeau takes lead over Rory McIlroy
McIlroy's 2-stroke lead heading into Sunday at The Masters proved to be short-lived. McIlroy double-bogeyed the 1st hole, tying him with DeChambeau. On the following hole, DeChambeau birdied while McIlroy recorded a par, putting DeChambeau atop the leaderboard.
With a birdie on No. 2, Bryson DeChambeau takes the solo lead.
Rory McIlroy Masters finishes
Here’s a look at where McIlroy has finished in each of his previous appearances at The Masters:
2009: T-20th
2010: Missed cut
2011: T-15th
2012: T-40th
2013: T-25th
2014: T-8th
2015: 4th
2016: T-10th
2017: T-7th
2018: T-5th
2019: T-21st
2020: T-5th
2021: Missed cut
2022: 2nd
2023: Missed cut
2024: T-22nd
Rory McIlroy Round 3 scorecard
McIlroy moved into the lead with a brilliant performance Saturday in which he finished with a 6-under-par 66, which included four birdies and two eagles.
Saturday score: 6-under
3 (Birdie) 3 (Eagle) 3 (Birdie) 3 (Par) 3 (Birdie) 3 (Par) 4 (Par) 6 (Bogey) 4 (Par) 5 (Bogey) 4 (Par) 3 (Bogey) 4 (Birdie) 4 (Par) 3 (Eagle) 3 (Par) 4 (Par) 3 (Birdie) 3 (Par) 4 (Par) 3 (Birdie)
Has Rory McIlroy ever won The Masters?
McIlroy will be in search of his first-ever Masters victory Sunday. He has never won the event before, making it the only major tournament in which he hasn't finished in first place. His best finish came in 2022, when he came in second place.
Rory McIlroy tee time Sunday
McIlroy will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday as part of a pairing with DeChambeau. Both men are vying for their first career victory at The Masters.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Rory McIlroy scorecard today: Live score, highlights from Masters
The Masters: Rory McIlroy in Grand Slam hunt as Justin Rose leads Bryson DeChambeau at Augusta National
Justin Rose holds one-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau at The Masters; Rory McIlroy two back in search of career Grand Slam and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler three behind; watch full coverage live on Saturday from 5pm on Sky Sports Golf Sunday 13 April 2025 14:32, UK
Rory McIlroy charged back into Grand Slam contention after a stunning bogey-free second round lifted him within two strokes of halfway leader Justin Rose at The Masters. McIlroy, searching for a first major title since 2014 and needing victory at Augusta National to become just the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam, bounced back from a frustrating finish to his opening day to fire a six-under 66 on Friday morning.
The world No 2 carded a stunning eagle at the par-five 13th alongside four birdies to post the lowest round of the day, lifting him to six under, as Rose held onto top spot after mixing four birdies with three bogeys in a second-round 71.
Rose holds a one-shot advantage over US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who birdied four of his opening eight holes on his way to a four-under 68, while McIlroy sits a further shot back in third alongside Canada's Corey Conners. World No 1 Scottie Scheffler heads into the weekend three strokes off the pace as he seeks to become the first back-to-back winner of The Masters since Tiger Woods, with Shane Lowry, Tyrrell Hatton and Matt McCarty also in tied-fifth.
How McIlroy stayed in the hunt for Grand Slam glory
Only one of the last 19 Masters champions have been more than four strokes of the lead after the opening day, leaving McIlroy facing an uphill battle resuming seven back, although the Northern Irishman made a strong start with a birdie at the par-five second. McIlroy produced an impressive par save from the back of the fourth green and patiently reached the turn in 35, before sparking his charge up the leaderboard with stunning approach shots to set up back-to-back birdies from the 10th.
The four-time major champion secured an unlikely par at the 12th after seeing his ball kick out of the bushes, before an aggressive approach from the pine straw at the par-five next was rewarded with a 10-foot eagle. McIlroy played the par-five 15th some three shots better than the previous day, two-putting from long range for birdie after finding the green in two, then closed out a blemish-free card with three pars to remain at six under.
The 35-year-old will go out in the penultimate group on Saturday alongside Conners, who posted a second-round 70, while Rose holds the solo halfway lead for the third time in his Masters career as he chases a first major win since the 2013 US Open.
Sky Sports Golf will be showing record hours of live coverage from the 2025 contest, including more action over the final two rounds than previous years.
