The Masters 2025 Round 4 LIVE: Leaderboard and scores as Rory McIlroy battles Bryson DeChambeau

Simply 5 males have beforehand gained all 4 of golf’s majors: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gary Participant and Gene Sarazen.

Rory McIlroy gained his first main at on the US Open in 2011, a couple of months after dropping the final-round lead on the Masters.

He gained the PGA Championship for the primary time in 2012, then gained the Open in 2014 – the identical yr he gained the PGA for a second time.

He has been chasing the Masters to finish the profession grand slam for 11 years – ending in a tie for second place in 2022. Victory would see him be a part of an unique membership.

Rory McIlroy has simply spoken to CBS and defined what’s he’s been as much as at present forward of his ultimate spherical.

“Fortuitously, Sunday morning is nice for sport,” stated McIlroy. “I watched Carlos Alcaraz win in Monte Carlo, watched just a little soccer and watched just a little F1.

“I stored distracted with different sports activities. Then, once I bought to the course, I began my routine, settled in, did what’s acquainted and that’s snug. I’ll undergo technique for the day and do what I’ve been doing the final three days.

“For me, it’s about going on the market, hitting the primary fairway, the primary inexperienced and going from there. I can solely management second in entrance of me and that begins on the primary tee. If I preserve controlling these moments, I’ll be in good condition.”

Right here’s a reminder of how the leaderboard seems heading into spherical 4.

-12 Rory McIlroy (7.30pm)

-10 Bryson DeChambeau (7.30pm)

-8 Corey Conners (7.20pm)

-6 Patrick Reed (7.20pm), Ludvig Aberg (7.10pm)

-5 Jason Day (7.10pm), Scottie Scheffler (7pm), Shane Lowry (7pm), Justin Rose (6.50pm)

We’re beginning to transfer in direction of the highest of the leaderboard by way of gamers teeing off.

Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland, each at -3 have simply struck their drives on the 1st and right here’s who’s developing shortly.

It’s all constructing to Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau a 7.3pm BST in fact.

All time BST. Nationality US except acknowledged

• 6.20pm: Sungjae Im (South Korea) and Max Homa
• 6.40pm: Nicolas Echavarria (Colombia) and Xander Schauffele
• 6.50pm: Justin Rose (England) and Zach Johnson
• 7pm: Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry (Eire)
• 7.10pm: Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) and Jason Day (Australia)
• 7.20pm: Corey Conners (Canada) and Patrick Reed
• 7.30pm: Rory McIlroy (Northern Eire) and Bryson DeChambeau

Have your self a day, Hideki Matsuyama. The 2021 champion is now five-under for his spherical by way of 14 holes after 5 birdies and no bogeys.

The most recent got here on the 14th because of a crunched drive down the center of the golf green, a wedge to 10 toes and a made putt. He’s on -1 for the match now and has the par-five fifteenth developing…

There are a few gamers on the course at -2 nonetheless, with Jordan Spieth birdieing the 1s and Michael Kim making birdies 2 and three to climb to that mark. That’s at the moment a tie for seventeenth

Somebody who is aware of tips on how to win round Augusta is Nick Faldo, after pulling on that inexperienced jacket on three events.

He’s given his ideas on McIlroy’s probabilities this night

Oooh, good day Tommy Fleetwood! The immensely likeable Englishman had a irritating three-over spherical of 75 yesterday to float out of rivalry however he’s began like a prepare at present.

Birdies on the 2st and 2nd have instantly catapulted him from +1 to -1 for the match and to the brink of the highest 20. Can he preserve charging by way of the sphere and problem the highest 10?

Not a lot to fret about on the climate entrance at present, fortunately

Former Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama exhibiting his consolation round Augusta at present.

He began the day at +4 however birdies on the third and the sixth have moved him as much as +2.

Final yr, Scottie Scheffler gained $3.6m for profitable the Masters as a part of a file $20m prize purse. The whole prize cash for the 2025 version has now been confirmed and there’s a giant enhance for the winner, to $4.2m, and the general purse is as much as $21m.

2025 prize cash for prime 10 (by way of the PGA Tour)