Masters Tournament: Round 3 Pairings and Start Times
The third round of the 90th Masters tournament is set to take place at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, with groupings and tee times now available. Rory McIlroy has taken a commanding six-shot lead, the largest halfway advantage in the tournament's history, as he aims to become the first player since Tiger Woods to win back-to-back Masters titles. McIlroy will be paired with Sam Burns in the final group for the third round. Former Masters champion Patrick Reed trails by six shots and is chasing his second major title, while McIlroy's Ryder Cup teammates Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, and Tommy Fleetwood are a further shot back at the halfway stage. Fifty-four players have made the cut, including former Masters champion Jon Rahm, who progressed on the cut mark after posting a two-under 70 on Friday. The start times for the third round are 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 Aberg, 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. The weather forecast indicates no rain throughout the weekend, with temperatures expected to rise each day. Live coverage of the tournament will continue on Sky Sports Golf from 4:30 pm on Saturday, with featured group action and regular updates from around the course available until the global broadcast window begins at 5 pm.