Masters 2025 live updates: An epic final-round awaits at Augusta National with Rory and Bryson in Sunday's final pairing

Did you get much sleep last night? No, neither did we. Given the anticipation of Sunday’s final round of the 2025 Masters, we found ourselves restless waking every so often with the simple question, “Is it morning yet?”

Yes, with so much of that anticipation, somehow, the final round gave us even more than we ever could've hoped. Rory McIlroy took a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau but that was gone in two holes. In fact, McIlroy was behind DeChambeau. But the reigning U.S. Open champion fell well off the pace with a double bogey on the par-4 11th hole and was never a factor. He shot 75.

McIlroy held a four-shot lead at one point on the back nine, then it all came unraveled. He dumped his third shot into the water on the par-5 13th hole and made double bogey. Meanwhile Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg were making massive charges. At one point, the three men were tied for the lead.

McIlroy even fell out of the lead, but birdied the 15th and 17th holes with two of the most beautiful iron shots you'll ever see in major championship history. Then McIlroy, holding a one-shot lead on the 18th hole dumped his approach into the bunker, failed to get up and down and backed into a sudden-death playoff with Rose, his longtime Ryder Cup buddy.

In that playoff, however, McIlroy responded with a birdie after hitting his approach shot to four feet. Rose had a shot but his putt just slid by. When McIlroy made the putt, the emotions poured out of him unlike anything we've ever seen from him.

(Scroll down for the latest Masters 2025 live updates from our crew at Augusta National. Newest items at the top.)

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7:40 p.m.: Rory McIlroy has his green jacket, having just been presented it by Scottie Scheffler and Augusta National chariman Fred Ridley in Butler Cabin.

7:35 p.m.: Rory: "I was really nervous going out." ... "Couldn't be more proud of myself for bouncing back when I needed to."

7:29 p.m.: Justin Rose... "It's more evidence that I'm doing some really good work." ... "It was pretty cool to have been able to share that moment with him, obviously I wanted to be the bad guy, but it was an incredible moment for the game of golf."

7:23 p.m.: Rory to his mates ... "I gotta go get a green jacket."

7:21 p.m.: The final putt and the final call from Jim Nantz.

7:20 p.m.: An incredible, emotional reaction from Rory. Just wonderful. A great hug with Justin Rose, the patrons screaming his name, a wonderful moment with his with Erica and daughter Poppy. This was a huge burden, it's now been lifted. Rory McIlroy, 2025 Masters champion.

7:17 p.m.: He makes it. Rory McIlroy made it. He's the Masters champion. Rory McIlroy just captured the career Grand Slam.

7:15 p.m.: Rose missed his putt. Now it's Rory from close range for the Mastes and the career Grand Slam.

7:10 p.m.: Rose had 157 yards into the green and hit a good approach that rolled out to 16 feet. McIlroy hits a dart in there that hits beyond the pin and rolls back to four feet. It's a putting contest to determine the 89th Masters.

7:05 p.m.: Both Rose and McIlroy found the fairway on the 18th hole. Rose will be hitting first.

6:56 p.m.: Housekeeping here ... Justin Rose shot 66, Rory McIlroy shot 73. Patrick Reed ends third place and Scottie Scheffler is fourth. This will be the first playoff at the Masters since 2017, which, coincidentally, Justin Rose was in, but lost to Sergio Garcia. So much on the line here.

6:51 p.m.: He missed it. He missed it. He missed it. There will be a playoff. Rory McIlroy bogeyed the last hole to back into a playoff with Justin Rose.

6:49 p.m.: He's out and will have about six feet. Yes, six feet for par, the Masters and the career Grand Slam. This is heavy.

6:46 p.m.: Rory's approach shot is awful. Just awful. It's in the bunker, from about 124 yards. He'll need to get that up and down for the career Grand Slam. That's all.

6:40 p.m.: Rory McIlroy finds the fairway at 18. Tremendous drive.

6:38 p.m.: FYI, Ludvig Aberg finished bogey, triple bogey. Ouch. He'll end at six under par for the week and in seventh place. He was tied for the lead 40 minutes ago.

6:37 p.m.: Coming up ... the most important tee shot of Rory McIlroy's professional career.

6:33 p.m.: RORY MAKES IT. Birdie at 17. He takes a one-shot lead to the 18th hole looking to put the finishing touches on the career Grand Slam. The drama ... oh my ....

6:25 p.m.: Go, go, go, go, go ... Rory said. And it did. He hits an approach into the 17th green that ends about three feet. Simple amazing shot after the roller-coaster he's been on the last hour. He needs that birdie to go down to take a one-shot lead into the final hole of the Masters.

6:21 p.m.: For the Patrick Reed fans out there ...

6:16 p.m.: Rory McIlroy missed the birdie putt on 16. So he heads to 17 tied with Justin Rose. Moments later Ludvig Aberg three-putted the 17th hole for bogey. Rose and McIlroy are at 11 under. It's a two-horse race in the waning moments.

6:15 p.m.: Justin Rose, simply amazing. He just made the Mark O'Meara putt from 20 feet on the 72nd hole for birdie to get to 11 under par and tie Rory McIlroy for the moment. Again, Rory has 10 feet on the 16th hole. Rose made 10 birdies today to shoot 66. Remember, he opened with 65 back on Thursday.

6:13 p.m.: Rory McIlroy hits a laser into the par-3 16th, with that back-right pin position in honor of Jack Nicklaus' win 50 years ago. He will have just about 10 feet to go up two shots with two to play. Justin Rose is on the 18th green right now with a birdie attempt.... and HE MAKES IT. ROSE MAKES IT from 20 feet. He gets to 11, which ties McIlroy.

6:09 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, that was not your best stroke. A weak pass with the putter takes the eagle out of play and he'll have an easy tap-in for birdie. That, at least, gets him to 11 under par, one ahead of Ludvig Aberg and Justin Rose.

6:02 p.m.: Rory McIlroy. Unbelievable. Remember that 6-iron shot into the 15th hole yesterday? Yeah, well, the one he just hit now was way better. Hit a big sweeping hook from 208 yards and ended about six feet. He'll have that for eagle to take a two-shot lead.

5:55 p.m.: And now it's tied again after Justin Rose made bogey on the 17th hole. Rose heads to the 18th hole, Rory McIlroy is on the 15th and oh, by the way, Ludvig Aberg birdied the 15th hole to get to 10 under and is in the three-way tie. So much going on ... so very much.

5:52 p.m.: And .... RORY MCILROY IS NOT THE LEADER. WE REPEAT, RORY MCILROY IS NOT THE LEADER. He was in front by three shots not all that long ago, just followed double bogey with a bogey at the 14th hole and is one behind Justin Rose, who is playing the 17th hole. Insane stuff here.

5:51 p.m.: From the man who tied for 21st and finished not all that long ago.

5:47 p.m.: Well, we have this ...

5:41 p.m.: And we now have a tie ballgame. McIlroy was just three shots ahead. He made double bogey on the 13th and mere moments later Justin Rose made birdie from five feet on 16 and both men are tied for the lead at 11 under par.

5:40 p.m.: And yes, that's McIlroy's fourth double bogey of the week. FOUR. No one has ever won the Masters making four double bogeys.

5:37 p.m.: So, we're not done yet here folks. McIlroy opted to lay up on the par-5 13th hole so he wouldn't risk hitting his ball into the water and, well, still hit his ball into the water ... with his third shot. One of the worst shots you'll ever see McIlroy hit. From 86 yards, he just flat pushed it, the ball hitting off the bank and bouncing into the creek. He dropped, hit a pitch shot to 12 feet and missed it. DOUBLE BOGEY. McIlroy now only has a one-shot lead over Justin Rose.

5:26 p.m.: McIlroy is safely aboard the 12th green, while DeChambeau is in the bunker long. At the 13th, Aberg rolls in another birdie to get to nine-under and into a tie for second with Rose, who is in the greenside bunker at the par-5 15th in two. DeChambeau can't get up and down and drops to six-under. McIlroy two-putts for par. At the 15th, Rose's bunker shot trundles down to a couple feet. That should be another birdie to get him to 10-under, three behind McIlroy.

5:13 p.m.: DeChambeau, from the middle of the fairway, finds the water at 11. He was already five behind McIlroy, and barring something borderline miraculous (or disastrous), that'll do it for him at this Masters. McIlroy flirted with the water himself, playing a low shot through the trio of pines in the right side of the fairway that stopped just short of rolling into the drink. His chip shot isn't particularly close and he missed the birdie putt to drop to 13 under, but his chasers aren't putting much pressure on him. Rose bogeys the 14th to fall back to nine-under. DeChambeau makes a double bogey to fall to seven-under, six behind McIlroy. McIlroy's lead is five headed to the 12th tee.

4:58 p.m.: Aberg, after his drive at the 11th settled behind the trio of pines, pitches out to the middle of the fairway and gets up and down to stay at nine-under. At the 13th, Rose completes the Amen Corner turkey, making a third birdie in a row, though it was inches from an eagle that would have brought him within two. He's now in solo second.

McIlroy's approach from the 10th fairway settles 15 feet beneath the hole, though you'd never know by his reaction to the strike. A one-handed finish and club drop indicated something far worse. Instead, it's a birdie to get to 14 under. DeChambeau makes a routine par, but the way McIlroy is cruising, pars likely won't be enough as he's now five behind.

4:45 p.m.: McIlroy closes out the first nine with a birdie, his third on the opening side. It was eventful, but ultimately, just a one-under 35. He leads by four. DeChambeau, who was inside of McIlroy, misses his bid for birdie and falls four behind McIlroy. It's a one-over first nine for DeChambeau, who isn't just battling McIlroy, but the crowd as well. We turn now to the 10th hole, Camellia, where McIlroy's collapse in the final round of the 2011 Masters began. Charl Schwartzel birdied the final four holes to claim his first an only major championship. This time, it's a smooth draw with a wood around the corner and down the hill, safely in the fairway. DeChambeau, also with a wood, finds the fairway as well. The second nine on Sunday has begun at Augusta National. Buckle up, folks.

4:31 p.m.: The final group heads to the ninth with matching pars at the eighth. Ahead at the 11th, first-round leader Justin Rose drains a bomb for birdie to get to eight-under and gives a big fist pump to the crowd at Amen Corner. At the ninth, 2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed makes a birdie to get to eight-under as well. McIlroy is three clear of DeChambeau, but there are eight players within three strokes of DeChambeau.

Rose follows his birdie at 11 up with another at the famed par-3 12th to get to nine under, tying DeChambeau for second. At the 10th, Ludvig Aberg makes a birdie to get to nine-under, too. That's three players tied for second.

4:25 p.m.: More mistakes off the tee at the par-5 eighth. McIlroy and DeChambeau each find the lone fairway bunker, but are both able to advance the ball up the hill into the fairway. McIlroy's wedge finds the green, but is still about 30 feet away. DeChambeau follows up with a wedge way past the hole to about 40 feet. Both will happily take a five from there and move along to the ninth.

4:10 p.m.: Well that was ... something. McIlroy, fighting a two-way miss off the tee finds himself in the trees left of the seventh fairway but launches an iron over the trees to about eight feet. Meanwhile, DeChambeau, who hit a laser right down the middle, leaves his approach in the front bunker. From above the hole, McIlroy leaves his birdie bid short, which seems impossible. DeChambeau plays the slope of the green perfectly out of the bunker two a couple feet and makes par.

3:57 p.m.: At the sixth, McIlroy is just long, but lags a putt to just outside tap-in range, but it's still a comfortable par. DeChambeau putts for birdie from the back edge on McIlroy's line and leaves it just short on the low side. There's the first "normal hole" of the day for the final pairing.

Ahead at the par-5 eighth, defending champion Scottie Scheffler makes a birdie to pull into a tie for fourth at seven under par, five strokes behind McIlroy, but only two behind DeChambeau.

3:45 p.m.: Perhaps at some point these guys will play a normal hole. For now, though, more fireworks at the fifth. After taking a three-shot lead, McIlroy blows his tee shot way right into the trees, while DeChambeau pumps one over and around the bunkers inside the dogleg. McIlroy has a window and is able to find the back fringe, but it looks like he'll have to chip over the edge of a bunker to get close. DeChambeau's 14-foot birdie putt rolls by and settles outside the circle of friendship. McIlroy's chip is about eight feet past, but the par putt drops. DeChambeau's does too, and maybe this was a normal hole after all. A pair of pars takes us to the par-3 sixth.

3:30 p.m.: An aggressive third putt put Bryson in a difficult situation; he eventually bogeys the No. 5 which will drop him further away from the lead. To make matters worse for DeChambeau, McIlroy drains his birdie putt. That'll give him a three-shot lead, which is one more than how he started the day. An incredible switch after trailing just a few holes ago. The crowd erupts as the putt drops.

3:22 p.m.: "How fast things change!" That's a dart from Rory on the par-3 No. 4 with a great change for birdie. Bryson follows his bogey up with a middling shot just off the green. Momentum flying back and forth and we're four holes in. Couldn't ask for a better day as two of the best golfers in the world fight for a green jacket.

3:12 p.m.: A delicate tap onto the green after a 340-yard-plus drive will allow McIlroy to birdie No. 3. It rattles in but drops, thankfully for Rory's confidence. Bryson DeChambeau puts a little too much oomph on a long putt as well, followed up by a botched par putt. The lead swings once again. This is exhausting.

3:04 p.m.: And we have a new leader: Bryson DeChambeau. The LIV golfer takes solo lead after just two holes with a birdie on No. 2. That was a tricky putt despite the distance, and McIlroy has already lost all the momentum he had leaving Saturday. McIlroy will at least drive it near the green on No. 3. He needs something. And quick.

2:57 p.m.: Another "poor shot" from McIlroy, this time around the green, and he'll have some work to do if doesn't want to drop another shot. On the other hand, Bryson DeChambeau's on in two and has a long putt for birdie. A little ahead, Åberg misses a decent chance for birdie and taps it in; that was a big chance to get within just two of the lead a few holes in after McIlroy's less-than-stellar start.

2:44 p.m.: It's stressful already and we're not even one hole in. Rory McIlroy will go long on his par putt and now needs to drop a difficult shot for just a bogey. AND he'll miss the next putt double bogeying it, dropping down to 10 under. Couldn't imagine a worse start for the Northern Irishman as Bryson DeChambeau has already made up two shots on the first hole. It's all knotted up.

2:31 p.m.: Oh. That's not the start Rory McIlroy wants immediately finding the bunker on his opening tee shot. And then ... Bryson DeChambeau will hook it left. Both will have a tremendous amount of work to do to begin their Sunday rounds with pars. Åberg and Conners are five behind the lead right now at T-3, so certainly a big gap between the final pairing and everyone else.

2:22 p.m.: Within striking distance are Corey Conners and Patrick Reed, both teeing off now. Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and Ludvig Åberg are all out on the course too. Just one pair left to go.

And we've got a Zach Johnson eagle on No. 2! That'll more than make up for his bogey to start the day. He's now at five under.

2:11 p.m.: Not the Masters he wanted, but Justin Thomas will finish the major on a high note, birdieing No. 18 to finish the day two-under par. That'll bump him up to T-41. His playing partner, Min Woo Lee, also closed it out in style with a wedge hole-out for par. Not the worst way to end a round at Augusta National.

2:05 p.m.: It's time. You're either watching the Masters on CBS or you're trying to figure out how exactly to work the Paramount+ app. Don't worry, you still have a little less than a half hour to get it together. Jim Nantz provides us with the perfect "transcendent" opening, and we have to be honest: We're a bit excited. We're sure you are too.

2:00 p.m.: And we are live on CBS, as the network continues the coverage the was previously on Paramount+. It's happening folks. Just 30 minutes until Rory and Bryson tee off ... use the restroom now.

1:45 p.m.: A disappointing bogey at the last for Hideki, but he still has one of the rounds of the week with a six-under 66 to finish at two under overall. Interestingly, it's Matsuyama's first final round in the 60s at the Masters since 2018.

1:27 p.m.: Good on Bryson and Rory for both taking interviews with Amanda Balionis on the range before their rounds. Bryson said he found a "more comfortable forearm position" last night on the range with his irons, which he seems to be confident in. Rory says he watched Carlos Alcaraz win the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters. It seems to be a continuation of their comments last night, in which they described their very different plans for preparing for today's round.

1:16 p.m.: The bank short of the 12th green seems a bit kinder this year as J.T. Poston's tee shot stays above Rae's Creek. We've seen a few balls stick on the bank, which usually is unforgiving and filters balls down into the penalty area. Something to watch out for as the leaders get to Amen Corner. Maybe someone will catch the break that Fred Couples did in his 1992 win, when his tee shot stayed dry ... barely.

1:08 p.m.: A day after shooting seven-over 79, 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama just birdied the 15th hole to get to six under on the day and two under for the tournament. Incredible stuff on a day that so far is playing more difficult than Saturday, with tricky pins and firm greens. That said, with nearly no wind, low scores are clearly out there.

12:46 p.m.: Jordan Spieth tees off in the final round, starting the day at one under after a third-round 69. After his round yesterday, he wasn't thrilled with how many mud balls he was getting in the fairways. He chalked it up to the fact that Augusta National has a unique mowing pattern, which we wrote about last week. Unlike most courses, ANGC mows the fairways from green to tee, meaning the grass grows into the grain. This causes less rollout, and yes, the possibility for more mud balls. Luckily the leaders didn't seem to have much of an issue with it. It'll likely be less of a factor today as conditions are firming up.

Also, pretty hard to believe it's been 10 years since Spieth's 2015 Masters win, huh?

12:31 p.m.: Holy Mav! We almost had a Louis Oosthuizen situation on our hands. Maverick McNealy just nuked a fairway wood from the top of the hill at #2 and his ball hit the center of the green, then rolled down the slope all the way down near the front right pin position to 4 feet away. Oooop, right as we typed that, McNealy missed the four footer for the chance at some crystal. It would've been his second eagle of the week at #2 after eagling the par 5 in the first round. Pretty incredible. Mav still moves to 1-under with the easy birdie.

12:20 p.m.: We have a couple competitors moving into red figures now with Daniel Berger off to a hot 2-under through three start, putting him at 1-under for the toonament. And Michael Kim hit a very aggressive fairway wood into the second hole, leaving him a nice up and down for birdie to get to 1-under.

Brian Campbell still has the best round on the course at 5-under through 13. Impressive stuff on a Sunday from the debutant.

12:04 p.m.: How about Brian Campbell! The debutant and winner of the Mexico Open rolls in his fifth birdie in his last six holes to get to 5-under on his day at the 12th hole. That's officially the low round of the day with Hideki Matsuyama parring 10 to remain 4-under.

By the way, if you haven't switched your TV over to Paramount+, we recommend it (not even an ad). All our favorite CBS announcers are calling the action. Much better than only following two groups around the course, and no offense to Shane Bacon and Colt Knost, but we've spent too many hours listening to them at this point. It's like the main broadcast has already started. Buckle up!

11:43 a.m.: Pretty remarkable, given the calm conditions, how Augusta National is holding up today. The power of the pin positions. Only three competitors are under par out of 21 players on the course. That's quite the difference from Saturday.

Hideki Matsuyama is proving low scores are possible, however. He just birdied No. 9 to for his fourth birdie of the front nine, turning in 32 to get to even par. Brian Campbell is still multiple strokes under par, but that's it.

11:20 a.m.: Yesterday's featured groups provided absolute cinema as we got to watch every shot from Jordan Spieth's round, which included all the commentary between him and his caddie Michael Greller. Always entertaining. Sunday's featured group coverage is a little less exciting, though we have had some nice short-game shots from Min Woo Lee and some nice iron play from Justin Thomas, which resulted in just his third birdie of his career at #5.

Still, not too much going on. We saw a lot of fireworks with some more accessible pin positions on Saturday, leading to a three birdie in a row start from Jon Rahm and great starts from Joaquin Niemann and Spieth. Early indications show that the competitors will really have to earn their early birdies, as there are 17 players on the course, and only three players have 2-under par rounds going (Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark and Brian Campbell).

10:53 a.m.: In case you're worried about Sunday's weather, well don't be. The forecast is glorious:

10:41 a.m.: With the old/new location at 16, we won't be able to see if anybody can relive Tiger Woods' all-world birdie chip in on the par 3 during the final round of his win 20 years ago at the 2005 Masters. If you do want to relive that moment, take a few minutes to watch this great video as our photographer describes how he captured an equally all-world photo of the entire madness:

10:32 a.m.: A developing story line that will play out the rest of Sunday is the hole location on the par-3 16th. Augusta National officials in recent years have frequently put it in the spot on the left side of the green, one where balls can catch slopes and roll toward the cup to set up birdies—and even a few holes in one. But this year, the hole has been put back right, the same place where it was 50 years ago at the 1975 Masters when Jack Nicklaus won his fifth green jacket in another epic final round at Augusta.

10:14 a.m.: OK, we will be talking a lot about the Rory and Bryson pairing all day, and understandably so. But there are 51 other golfers with tee times in Sunday's final round. The entire list of tee times is linked in the X post below here are the final few pairings. McIlroy leads at -12:
1:50 p.m.: Justin Rose (-5), Zach Johnson (-4)
2 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler (-5), Shane Lowry (-5)
2:10 p.m.: Ludvig Aberg (-6), Jason Day (-5)
2:20 p.m.: Corey Conners (-8), Patrick Reed (-6)
2:30 p.m.: Rory McIlroy (-12), Bryson DeChambeau (-10)

9:54 a.m.: Let's catch up on some must reads from Saturday night by our Golf Digest team to get you in the mood for Sunday.

• Joel Beall writes about how Sunday is set up to be the best moment in Rory McIlroy's golf career—or the worst

• Dave Shedloski explains how Bryson DeChambeau used this six-word mantra to will himself into the final pairing

• Bryson DeChambeau sets up the possible tension on Sunday, says Alex Myers, with this purposeful stare during Saturday's third round

• Drew Powell breaks down the contrasting ways Rory and Bryson were each planning to kill time before Sunday's showdown

• Tod Leonard tries to put Rory vs. Bryson in context by looking at other epic Sunday pairings at the Masters

• Christopher Powers has the hater's guide to the final round at Augusta

• Rory McIlroy is unleashing a new nasty shot this week at Augusta. Luke Kerr-Dineen digs in

• The career Grand Slam is in Rory's sights. Jay Coffin explores how the 5 men already in the club got there

9:43 a.m.: We're off as Brian Campbell, a Masters rookie, walks up the first fairway with Augusta National member Michael McDermott, who serves as a marker to keep Campbell from playing as a single. Our own Alex Myers wrote up this post on McDermott on Saturday that serves as a primer for the man's unique duties at the Masters.