Corey Conners sits in 3rd going into Sunday's final round at 2025 Masters

Doug Ferguson · The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 12, 2025 8:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Canadian Corey Conners went from a five-shot shortage to 1 changeable down McIlroy successful a span of 3 holes connected this chaotic Saturday astatine the Masters successful Augusta, Ga.

The Listowel, Ont. autochthonal closed with 8 consecutive pars for a 70 connected Saturday. He present sits successful 3rd place, 4 shots down the person McIlroy heading into Sunday's last round.

"It's a chill presumption to beryllium in, successful the premix successful a large championship," said Conners. "I'm conscionable doing my thing, and we'll spot what happens tomorrow."

Conners tees disconnected at 2:20 p.m. EST on Sunday for the last circular of the Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club.

McIlroy leads going into Sunday

Rory McIlroy raced retired to the champion commencement the Masters has seen successful its 91-year history, with six consecutive 3s connected his scorecard that changeable him into the pb Saturday and near him 18 holes distant from that coveted greenish overgarment and the vocation Grand Slam.

McIlroy chipped successful for eagle arsenic portion of his astonishing start. And past helium delivered different eagle precocious successful the circular arsenic contenders were lining up down him, a majestic 6-iron to 6 feet connected the par-5 15th spread that carried him to a 2nd consecutive 6-under 66.

"It was an awesome time and puts maine successful a large presumption going into tomorrow," McIlroy said.

He led by 2 shots implicit a acquainted foe — Bryson DeChambeau, who delivered immoderate magic of his ain with a 45-foot birdie putt to commencement his circular and a putt from astir 50 feet for birdie connected the 18th spread that gave him a 69.

It was DeChambeau who crushed McIlroy's tone past twelvemonth astatine Pinehurst No. 2 by beating him astatine the U.S. Open, stretching McIlroy's drought successful the majors to much than a decade.

Also acquainted to McIlroy was his presumption going into the last time astatine Augusta National.

It was 14 years agone erstwhile McIlroy, a 21-year-old with long, curly locks and unlimited potential, took a four-shot pb into the last circular of the Masters. What followed was a meltdown that near him successful tears erstwhile helium changeable 80.

"I conscionable person to enactment steadfast and conscionable enactment successful my ain small world," McIlroy said.

He hasn't had a amended accidental astatine that greenish overgarment until this week, erstwhile helium recovered from 2 treble bogeys successful the opening circular and responded with rounds of 66-66.

At involvement Sunday is simply a accidental to go lone the sixth subordinate to seizure each 4 nonrecreational majors, a feat past accomplished astir 25 years agone by Tiger Woods astatine the British Open.