The Masters: Third-Round Tee Times and Pairings

The third round of the 90th Masters tournament is set to begin at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, with Rory McIlroy holding a commanding six-shot lead. This margin is the largest halfway advantage in the tournament's history, as McIlroy aims to become the first player to win consecutive Masters titles since Tiger Woods. McIlroy will be paired with Sam Burns in the final group, after birdying six of his last seven holes to reach 12 under, a record halfway total for a defending champion. Former Masters champion Patrick Reed is six shots back, while McIlroy's Ryder Cup teammates Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, and Tommy Fleetwood are a further shot behind at the halfway stage. Fifty-four players made the cut on four over or better, including former Masters champion Jon Rahm, who progressed after posting a two-under 70 on Friday. The full list of third-round pairings and tee times is as follows: 1431 Kurt Kitayama, Alex Noren; 1442 Charl Schwartzel, Rasmus Hojgaard; 1453 Jon Rahm, Si Woo Kim; 1504 Brian Harman, Corey Conners; 1515 Sergio Garcia, Maverick McNealy; 1526 Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland; 1537 Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland; 1548 Samuel Stevens, Adam Scott; 1610 Marco Penge, Matt McCarty; 1621 Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka; 1632 Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman; 1643 Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im; 1654 Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley; 1705 Harris English, Ryan Gerard; 1716 Ludvig Åberg, Scottie Scheffler; 1738 Collin Morikawa, Brian Campbell; 1749 Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick; 1800 Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan; 1811 Jake Knapp, Xander Schauffele; 1822 Ben Griffin, Max Homa; 1833 Chris Gotterup, Brooks Koepka; 1855 Jason Day, Cameron Young; 1906 Haotong Li, Kristoffer Reitan; 1917 Wyndham Clark, Tyrrell Hatton; 1928 Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood; 1939 Patrick Reed, Justin Rose; 1950 Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns. With no rain forecast for the weekend, the temperature is expected to rise each day. Live coverage of the tournament continues on Sky Sports Golf from 4:30 pm on Saturday, with Featured Group action and regular updates available until the global broadcast window begins at 5 pm.