Masters 2026 leaders, tee times, how to watch final round today
The script flipped in Saturday’s third round of the 90th Masters, changing from awarding Rory McIlroy the green jacket by acclimation to wondering if he can become fourth player to win the tournament in consecutive years.
Indeed, a leaderboard jammed with star power awaits for Sunday’s final round, and the possibilities are intoxicating.
Perhaps predictably, McIlroy could not maintain his torrid pace from the first two rounds, and the posse of challengers quickly began to nip at his heels. Then, his faltering at Amen Corner brought some of the game’s heavyweights into the championship conversation.
The final round, world’s No. 1 Scottie Scheffler said, will depend on what tournament officials want.
“The course was crazy firm Thursday afternoon when we were coming in,” said Scheffler, who shot 7-under-par 65 Saturday to join the chase for the title. “There were virtually no birdie opportunities. If you look at the scores from late in the day on Thursday, there were not many birdies made in fairly similar conditions.
“A little less wind, and the greens were fairly soft yesterday, so you saw a lot of scoring late in the day. Then today there was a little bit of opportunity early. You saw my front nine. ... It really depends on what they decide to do with the greens.”
Leaderboard
See the full Masters leaderboard here
- T1. Cameron Young -11
- T1. Rory McIlroy -11
- 3. Sam Burns -10
- 4. Shane Lowry -9
- T5. Jason Day -8
- T5. Justin Rose -8
- T7. Scottie Scheffler -7
- T7. Haotong Li -7
- T9. Patrick Cantlay -6
- T9. Russell Henley -6
- T9. Patrick Reed -6
Sunday coverage: Time, channel, stream
Paramount Plus: Noon-2 pm
CBS and Paramount Plus: 2-7 pm
Masters purse, payout for winner and top scores
The golfers will not leave Augusta National in need of a loan. They will battle Sunday for shares of a $22.5 million purse.
The winner takes home $4.5 million with $2.43 million going to the runner-up. The 10th-place finisher pockets $607,000 and No. 50 will earn $56,700, enough to pay for his rental house.
Missing the cut usually means a lost weekend, but those who had the weekend off at the Masters will receive $25,000.
Sunday tee times, featured groups
Featured groups in bold
- 9:06 AM Aaron Rai, Charl Schwartzel
- 9:17 AM Gary Woodland, Kurt Kitayama
- 9:28 AM Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia
- 9:39 AM Si Woo Kim, Rasmus Hojgaard
- 9:50 AM Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson
- 10:01 AM Matt McCarty, Corey Conners
- 10:12 AM Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas
- 10:23 AM Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy
- 10:45 AM Adam Scott, Marco Penge
- 10:56 AM Harris English, Samuel Stevens
- 11:07 AM Brian Harman, Jordan Spieth
- 11:18 AM Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama
- 11:29 AM Sepp Straka, Jacob Bridgeman
- 11:40 AM Chris Gotterup, Kristoffer Reitan
- 11:51 AM Michael Brennan, Max Homa
- 12:13 PM Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 12:24 PM Ludvig Aberg, Brian Campbell
- 12:35 PM Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood
- 12:46 PM Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark
- 12:57 PM Ryan Gerard, Xander Schauffele
- 1:08 PM Jake Knapp, Ben Griffin
- 1:30 PM Patrick Reed, Collin Morikawa
- 1:41 PM Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley
- 1:52 PM Scottie Scheffler, Haotong Li
- 2:03 PM Jason Day, Justin Rose
- 2:14 PM Sam Burns, Shane Lowry
- 2:25 PM Cameron Young, Rory McIlroy
McIlroy looking for accuracy
For McIlroy, the key will be his most potent weapon, his driver.
He leads the field in distance off the tee, but he is last in accuracy, hitting fewer than half of the fairways through three rounds.
“When (McIlroy) is driving the ball lights-out, I don’t know if intimidating is the word, but it’s a feat of itself and it’s pretty impressive,” Collin Morikawa said.
But it’s hard to imagine the winner playing continually from the trees.
Scheffler surge: A scary thought for foes
Scheffler opened the tournament 74-70—144 and began Saturday at even par, 12 shots off McIlroy’s pace.
Out of it? No, not by a long shot. And here’s what his rival don’t want to think about.
His 7-under 65 on Saturday “definitely could have been lower,” he said. “But I did what I needed to do. I went out and executed to give myself some opportunities, and more of that tomorrow, and I think I’ll be in a good spot.”
Masters scoring record appears to be safe
Dustin Johnson dominated the 2020 Masters en route to setting the tournament record at 20-under-par 268. He broke the previous standard, set by Tiger Woods and matched by Jordan Spieth, by two strokes.
But McIlroy’s sizzling start — 12-under-par 132 through 36 holes — prompted the question: Is Johnson’s record safe?
“I think it is,” the Columbia native had said in answering the annual pre-tournament question. “The course keeps getting harder every year.”
And Johnson’s correct; the record looks safe for another year — and beyond.
This story was originally published April 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM.