Rory McIlroy enters the weekend at the 2025 Masters Tournament looking to complete the career grand slam. Follow along here for live updates and scorecard updates of McIlroy’s third round on Saturday.
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Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of the career Grand Slam is well and truly still alive at the 2025 Masters Tournament.
The four-time major champion enters Saturday’s third round at Augusta National Golf Club tied for third place on the leaderboard at 6-under-par 138. He is two strokes back of fellow Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose for first place and that signature green jacket.
McIlroy, the world No. 2 golfer, is coming off a stellar second round on Friday, where he finished bogey-free and shot 6-under-par 69 on the day. Where McIlroy was able to make up ground in the clubhouse on Friday following a tough opening round was on the back nine. McIlroy began the back nine on Friday with back-to-back birdies before recording an eagle on the par 5 Hole 13.
It is the first time since 2018 that McIlroy finds himself entering Day 3 at Augusta in the top five after the first two rounds of golf at the Masters, and just the third time in the past decade for him.
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Hole 1: McIlroy started his day with a birdie thanks to a strong 371-yard driver shot off the tee.
Hole 2: McIlroy’s hot start to Day 3 continues as he gets the roll on a beautifully placed chip shot to go in for a putt for an eagle. He moves into first place on the leaderboard.
Hole 3: McIlroy makes birdie on Hole 3 to move 10-under-par on the tournament. An exceptional start for the four-time major champion on “Moving Day” at the Masters.
Hole 5: McIlroy pushes his lead to 11-under-par on the tournament with his third birdie of the day. He is shooting 5-under-par 16 on the afternoon through his first five holes.
Hole 6: McIlroy keeps his three-stroke lead by making par on Hole 6. Per The Masters’ official X (formerly Twitter) account, McIlroy has become the first player in the tournament’s history to start his round with six consecutive threes.
Results are courtesy of the official Masters leaderboard. This section will be updated.
Saturday score: 5-under parOverall score: 11-under par (first place)
Hole | McIlroy’s score
3 (Birdie)3 (Eagle)3 (Birdie)3 (Par)3 (Birdie)3 (Par)————————————
No, McIlroy has never finished atop the leaderboard at the Masters. The closest he has come to winning the Masters was finishing second in 2022 behind Scottie Scheffler.
If McIlroy can win the 2025 Masters Tournament, he will become the sixth golfer to accomplish the career Grand Slam, i.e. win each of the four major tournaments at least once in his career. He’d also take home an earning of $4.6 million for winning the Masters from the tournament’s record-breaking $21 million purse, which was announced by Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday.
The Masters Tournament purse for this year is $21 million, which is a $1 million increase from last year’s tournament. The winner of the 2025 Masters Tournament will take home win earnings of $4.2 million, an increase of $600,000 from what Scheffler took home last year.
Here’s a breakdown of the payout for the top 10 finishers at the Masters:
1st place: $4.2 million2nd place: $2.268 million3rd place: $1.428 million4th place: $1.008 million5th place: $840,0006th place: $756,0007th place: $703,5008th place: $651,0009th place: $609,00010th place: $567,000
McIlroy is currently on an 11-year major drought, with his last major tournament win being The Open Championship in 2014. He won his first major at the U.S. Open in 2011 and then followed that up by winning the PGA Championship in 2012.
When does Rory McIlroy tee off today?
McIlroy will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 12 in Round 3 of the 2025 Masters Tournament alongside Corey Conners.
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How to watch Rory McIlroy at the Masters today?TV channel: CBSStreaming options: Masters.com | Masters App | Fubo (free trial) | Paramount+
CBS will carry McIlroy’s entire round three at the Masters on Saturday, as the network’s live coverage starts at 2 p.m. ET and will run through 7 p.m. ET. You can also stream McIlroy’s round on Saturday on Masters.com, the Masters App, Fubo, which carries CBS and offers a free trial to new subscribers, and Paramount+, CBS’ subscription streaming service.
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