2025 Masters, Day 3 recap: We’re set for a thrilling conclusion at Augusta National

1. Rory McIlroy: -12 (66)
2. Bryson DeChambeau: -10 (69)
3. Corey Conners: -8 (70)
T4. Patrick Reed: -6 (69)
T4. Ludvig Åberg: -6 (69)
T6. Jason Day: -5 (71)
T6. Scottie Scheffler: -5 (72)
T6. Shane Lowry: -5 (72)
T6. Justin Rose: -5 (75)

Masters 2025: Third-round leaderboard, results and scores from Augusta National

Here’s a look at where things stand on the leaderboard through the third round of the 89th Masters Tournament.

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Jim Nantz nails it again, and so does Bryson DeChambeau.

DeChambeau rolls in 48-foot putt from off the green at the par-4 18th to get within two shots of Rory McIlroy entering the final round of the 89th Masters.

DeChambeau shoots 69 to finish at 10 under.

Meanwhile, Justin Rose three-putts 18 for bogey and a 75. The overnight leader finishes seven back.

For the first time since 2014, McIlroy will own the outright lead entering the final round of a major.

He two-putted for par at the last to shoot 6-under 66. At 12 under, he is currently three clear of Bryson DeChambeau, who is in the bunker off the tee at 18.

His approach shot at the last finishes about 15 feet past the hole. He’ll have that for birdie and a Saturday 65.

He remains at 9 under par and in solo second, three behind McIlroy, who is in the fairway off the tee at 18.

Corey Conners, at 8 under, is in the first cut on the right at the last.

McIlroy misses a 6-footer for birdie at the par-4 17th to remain at 12 under. He leads Bryson DeChambeau by three.

After watching Justin Rose three-putt from 5 feet, DeChambeau makes his 4-foot birdie putt at the par-3 16th. That gets him to 9 under par and in sole possession of second place, three back of Rory McIlroy.

Rose hit his tee shot at the par-3 16th to 5 feet and walked away with bogey. His birdie putt ran 5 feet past the hole and he missed the comebacker. The overnight leader dropped to 6 under, six off Rory McIlroy’s lead.

He birdies the par-5 15th to reach 8 under par and tie Corey Conners for second.

Rory McIlroy double-bogeyed hole 15 on Thursday. It sent a great round spiraling.

He’s under par on that hole this weekend.

Through three rounds.

After getting revenge with a birdie on Friday, he gets some more with an EAGLE on Saturday. He walked after his approach as soon as he hit it — and sank the six-footer.

Just like that, he leads by four strokes.

1. Rory McIlroy (-12)
2. Corey Conners (-8)
T3. Shane Lowry (-7)
T3. Justin Rose (-7)
T3. Bryson DeChambeau (-7)

Masters 2025: After six 3s to start his third round, Rory McIlroy eagles the par-5 15th

McIlroy stuffed his approach shot to 6 feet at the 15th hole to take a four-shot lead at the time.

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Out of nowhere: Patrick Reed is in this thing. He goes even through 12 but 3 under from there on out, carding a 69 to move just four back of the lead.

Of course, McIlroy can grow — or shrink — that lead in his last five holes.

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Rory McIlroy picked up his first birdie since the fifth hole, staying out of a greenside bunker by just a couple inches on 13 and going up and down.

He’s two up on Conners.

Bryson DeChambeau bogeys Golden Bell, and he’s now back to solo third. Corey Conners takes over as solo second.

Bryson started hot with two birdies, but he’s 2 over since.

Ludvig Åberg capitalizes on the 16th for his third birdie in a row. He’s tied with Day, Lowry and Rose at three strokes back.

Don’t overlook Jason Day! He’s 2 under on the round after chipping in on 14.

That moves him into a tie for fifth, three strokes behind a cooled-off McIlroy.

Scottie Scheffler isn’t out of it, but he’s been off since making the turn on Friday. He makes his second bogey of the day on 12 — the site of his incredible break and chip-in on Friday — and he’s at 1 over on Moving Day.

With McIlroy coming back to the pack, though, he’s still just five off.

It’s been night and day through 10 holes for Rory McIlroy. He bogeys the 10th for his second in three holes, sandwiched around a missed birdie chance. He leads DeChambeau and, now, Conners by a stroke, with Rose two back.

Here’s how Conners got there.

We’ll look back on the 3-3-3-3-3-3 start for a long time, regardless of the winner — but Rory McIlroy didn’t end the first nine as hot as he started it. After the bogey on the par-5 eighth, he misses a short birdie putt on nine.

Still, it’s a 32. But Bryson DeChambeau birdied eight, so McIlroy’s lead is down to two.

1. Rory McIlroy (-10)
2. Bryson DeChambeau (-8)
T3. Corey Conners (-7)
T3. Justin Rose (-7)
5. Shane Lowry (-6)

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Rory McIlroy has cooled off a tad, missing the fairway right on his last two drives. He saved par on the first one but isn’t as lucky on the par-5 hole eight: His first bogey since hole 17 on Thursday, one of the doubles, drops him to 10 under.

Fortunately for him, Bryson DeChambeau also dropped a shot, on seven, so he’s still three strokes ahead.

The enigmatic Hovland is 6 under on the tournament after carding a 34 on the first nine. It included back-to-back bogeys, sandwiched between two different runs of back-to-back birdies.

He’s tied with Jason Day, five off the lead.

Rory McIlroy’s first-of-its-kind run of six straight threes to open his round is over, but he keeps rolling: His tee shot goes way right, but he recovers to save par.

He may not be the Irishman everyone’s talking about right now, but Shane Lowry has quietly made two birdies through his first seven holes.

2 under on the day has him four off the lead.

Scheffler can’t go up and down from the bunker on the 7th, missing a 10-foot par putt to drop a shot.

All of a sudden, he’s six shots off the lead.

McIlroy pars the sixth and his scorecard reads: 3-3-3-3-3-3. He’s the first player to ever start a Masters round like that.

And, his lead is 3 over DeChambeau.

Rose is now four back after a bogey at the fourth.

Jim Nantz tells no lies: Rory McIlroy is 5 under through five holes in his second round and leads by three shots.

Birdie-eagle-birdie-par-birdie ... that’s five 3s to start his day.

After pulling his tee shot left on the short par-4 third, DeChambeau fails to hit the green with his second and makes bogey. That gives McIlroy an early two-shot advantage.

DeChambeau starts birdie-birdie and is in solo second, one back of McIlroy.

While Rory is shooting lights out, Scheffler is hanging in with back-to-back sand-save pars. He trails McIlroy by four.

He’s 4 under on the day, 10 under for the tournament and the leader by two.

Rory McIlroy chips in for eagle at the par-5 second. He own the outright lead at 9 under.

Bryson made this for birdie at the first:

Rory McIlroy obliterates his opening tee shot and makes birdie at the first. He’s one back.

Leads to an easy birdie at the par-5 second. He’s at 6 under and two back.

Zach Johnson shoots 6-under 66. It’s his lowest ever round at Augusta National by two shots — and the first time he’s broken 70 since 2015!

He also beat playing competitor Jon Rahm by four shots.

Scheffler hit his approach shot to 9 feet on the opening hole but never scared the hole with his birdie putt. The par keeps him three back.

Now driving, Scottie Scheffler.

He and Tyrrell Hatton are on the course. Three pairings remain.

Let’s start the Zach Johnson chatter. He’s 7 under today.

Three birdies, no bogeys in a 3-under 69. When was the last time he didn’t make a bogey at Augusta National?

Actually, it was the first round of 2016.

The two Masters champs are paired Saturday. Through 14 holes, the 49-year-old is 5 under; the 30-year-old is 3 under.

Cantlay chipped twice into the water at the par-5 15th Thursday. Saturday, he made eagle at the par-5 eighth.

3 > 8.

He’s still two hours and 15 minutes from his tee time, but leader Justin Rose is warming up.

It’s up $1 million from last year. The champion will earn $600,000 more than a year ago.

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The 2023 Masters champ made the cut on the number with only one birdie Friday. He carded three straight circles to start Saturday.