The final round of the Masters got underway at warm, sunny Augusta National on Sunday. Scottie Scheffler had a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa and a two-shot advantage on Max Homa as he chases a second green jacket. Morikawa is trying to win the third leg of the career grand slam and Homa is trying to win his first major championship.
Scottie Scheffler hits from the fairway on the 14th hole during third round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. Collin Morikawa finishes his third round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.
The five-time champion is playing his 100th round at the Masters with Neal Shipley, the only amateur to make the cut this year. The fierce winds that made Friday such a grind are gone now. But temps were expected to hit the mid-80s, and a golf course that was already playing firm and fast could become even tougher as the day wore on and it dried out even more., and there was a five-way tie for the lead early on the back nine. Scheffler made an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-under 71 that left him with the lead over Morikawa, the two-time major champion who has largely disappeared from the elite in golf.
Homa has gone 32 holes without a birdie and was only two behind after a round of 17 pars and one bogey for a 73 on Saturday. Xander Schauffele has gone 25 holes without a bogey, leaving him five back after his third-round 70.when he drove into the trees right of the 18th fairway Saturday, but he punched out to the short grass and then hit wedge from 77 yards that spun back into the cup for a birdie.
That capped a rollercoaster third round and set up what should be a dramatic conclusion to the Masters on Sunday.
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