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The Masters LIVE: Rory McIlroy wins The Masters in playoff to capture career grand slam

The Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy defeats Justin Rose in a playoff to become the sixth player in the modern era to capture the career grand slam.

Rory McIlroy has won The Masters to become the sixth player in the modern era to capture the career grand slam. 

McIlroy, 35, defeated his European Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose, 44, with a birdie on the first extra hole at famed Augusta National. 

The World No.2 surged into a four-shot lead with eight holes to play but he threw that away with a bogey on 11 and double on 13.

Another bogey followed at 14, and incredibly McIlroy had fallen one shot behind Rose at the time. 

In a ding-dong battle with the Englishman over the closing holes, McIlroy nosed ahead with birdies on 15 and 17. 

But McIlroy then squandered a one-shot lead down the 72nd hole with a bogey and it saw him enter a playoff with Rose. 

Both players found the short grass down the first extra hole, the par-4 18th.

Rose stuck his approach shot from 154 yards to 15 feet, but McIlroy took dead aim and stuffed his wedge into four feet. 

After Rose missed on the low side, McIlroy stepped in and tucked away the birdie putt to achieve golf immortality.

McIlroy was immediately reduced to tears as he fell to his knees on Georgia's hallowed turf. 

He was then hugged by his caddie and best mate Harry Diamond, before being greeted by his wife Erica and daughter Poppy for hugs and kisses. 

McIlroy now joins golf legends Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in completing the career grand slam.

The victory marks Mcilroy's fifth career major title and his first since the 2014 U.S. PGA. 

It's also McIlroy's third win of the 2025 season.

McIlroy takes home a record first prize of $4.2m for winning the 2025 Masters.

Scroll down this page to see how The Masters was won and lost... 

 

The Masters Final Leaderboard - Top 10

1

Rory McIlroy*

-11

73

2

Justin Rose

-11

66

3

Patrick Reed

-9

69

4

Scottie Scheffler

-8

69

T5

Sungjae Im

-7

69

T5

Bryson DeChambeau

-7

75

7

Ludvig Aberg

-6

72

T8

Xander Schauffele

-5

71

T8

Zach Johnson

-5

71

T8

Jason Day

-5

72

T8

Corey Conners

-5

75

 

*McIlroy wins playoff at first extra hole

  

Scroll down for live updates from The Masters...

14 Apr 2025
17:44
Michael Kim to 2-under par

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Two early birdies at 2 and 3 for golf social media king Michael Kim. 

He's up to 2-under par in his second Masters appearance and 2-under for the tournament.

That's just inside the top 20. 

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17:33
Former champ Hideki finishing well

Matsuyama Par (12)

2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama is finishing nicely.

The Japanese is 4-under par thru 12 holes and back to level par. 

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17:30
Campbell going low

Campbell Par (13)

Brian Campbell is taking it low in the final round.

The recent Mexico Open champion is 5-under par thru 13 holes on Sunday.

He's now up to level par.

Campbell is making his Masters debut. 

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17:28
WIN! Masters Competition

We're just two hours away from the leaders teeing off.

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17:16
Big pin position change at 16

What do we make of this then? 

GolfMagic has more here: 

16:12
How the leaders have played Amen Corner so far this week...

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Amen Corner

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-1

11

Par

Par

12

+2

-4

13

-1

-5

To Par

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16:05
28 years ago today since Tiger's first Masters win in 1997

Tiger Woods might not be here this week as he recovers from injury,  but it's 28 years today since his record-breaking victory at the 1997 Masters.

The victory marked Woods' first of 15 career majors to date.

Woods won by a record 12 shots over Tom Kite in 1997. 

TW has five Masters wins, which is just one short of Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of six. 

Nicklaus is a record 18-time major champion.

14:56
Final Round Tee Times

Just a reminder of the R4 Tee Times.

McIlroy and DeChambeau tee off at 2.30pm local time, which is 7.30pm for UK fans. 

2025 Masters Sunday Tee Times for Final Round

All times listed are ET

9:40 a.m.: Brian Campbell

9:50 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Akshay Bhatia

10 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Min Woo Lee

10:10 a.m.: Brian Harman, J.J. Spaun

10:20 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark

10:30 a.m.: Danny Willett, J.T. Poston

10:40 a.m.: Sam Burns, Stephan Jaeger

11 a.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor

11:10 a.m.: Tom Kim, Charl Schwartzel

11:20 a.m.: Davis Riley, Tommy Fleetwood

11:30 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Bubba Watson

11:40 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala

11:50 a.m.: Michael Kim, Denny McCarthy

Noon: Maverick McNealy, Harris English

12:20 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm

12:30 p.m.: Byeong Hun An, Rasmus Hojgaard

12:40 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Max Greyserman

12:50 p.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Matt McCarty

1 p.m.: Davis Thompson, Tom Hoge

1:10 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland

1:20 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Max Homa

1:40 p.m.: Nicolas Echavarria, Xander Schauffele

1:50 p.m.: Justin Rose, Zach Johnson

2 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry

2:10 p.m.: Ludvig Aberg, Jason Day

2:20 p.m.: Corey Conners, Patrick Reed

2:30 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau 

14:55
Masters R4 is underway!

We're off and running here in the final round of the 2025 Masters. 

Brian Campbell has just teed off with a marker in the first match of the day. 

Campbell converted a par from seven feet on the 1st to remain at 5-over par. 

It's his Masters debut, so a fine effort to have just made the cut.

Campbell recently picked up his first PGA Tour title at the Mexico Open.

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14:27
Rory on the verge of history

Rory McIlroy just needs to win The Masters in order to become the sixth player in the modern era to complete the career grand slam.

Should McIlroy win The Masters tonight, he will join the following players in having won at least one at each of the four majors: 

  • Gene Sarazen
  • Ben Hogan
  • Gary Player
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Tiger Woods

McIlroy held a four-shot lead at the 2011 Masters when entering the final round but went on to endure a horror round of 80. 

The Northern Irishman will be hoping to avoid any repeat of that and play a nice steady round of golf en route to winning the Green Jacket for the first time in his career. 

Will Rory do it? Let's wait and see.. 

14:23
Five hours until Rory vs Bryson

Who you got - Rory or Bryson?

Here's a little trailer for you: 

 

13:57
Masters Final Round Hole Locations

Those all-important pin positions have been confirmed by Augusta National ahead of the final round, which begins in just under an hour's time. 

A lot of the pin positions look very familiar for the final round at The Masters.

Check them out in more detail here: 

13:15
Masters Preview
13:12
Who wins The Masters?

Who wins The Masters tonight?

Get involved in our latest poll below.

It looks like you guys can't split them?! 

13:08
Masters Record Prize Money

A record $21m prize purse is up for grabs in the 2025 Masters Tournament, with a whopping $4.2m going to the champion.

Check out the money in full here: 

13:06
Welcome to LIVE Final Round updates from The Masters

Welcome GolfMagic Readers to the final round of the 2025 Masters Tournament.

And what a final day we have in store for you with career grand slam hopeful Rory McIlroy taking a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau with 18 holes left to play at famed Augusta National.

If McIlroy wins The Masters tonight then he will become just the sixth player in the modern era to complete the career grand slam, joining golf legends Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. 

It's going to be a battle for McIlroy out there though since he's playing alongside LIV Golf superstar and two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who of course defeated McIlroy to the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst last June. 

The first groups are getting underway in around 90 minutes, and the leaders tee off at 2.30pm local time, which is 7.30pm for UK fans. 

Check out the full list of R4 Tee Times: 

2025 Masters Sunday Tee Times for Final Round

All times listed are ET

9:40 a.m.: Brian Campbell

9:50 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Akshay Bhatia

10 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Min Woo Lee

10:10 a.m.: Brian Harman, J.J. Spaun

10:20 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark

10:30 a.m.: Danny Willett, J.T. Poston

10:40 a.m.: Sam Burns, Stephan Jaeger

11 a.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor

11:10 a.m.: Tom Kim, Charl Schwartzel

11:20 a.m.: Davis Riley, Tommy Fleetwood

11:30 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Bubba Watson

11:40 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala

11:50 a.m.: Michael Kim, Denny McCarthy

Noon: Maverick McNealy, Harris English

12:20 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm

12:30 p.m.: Byeong Hun An, Rasmus Hojgaard

12:40 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Max Greyserman

12:50 p.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Matt McCarty

1 p.m.: Davis Thompson, Tom Hoge

1:10 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland

1:20 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Max Homa

1:40 p.m.: Nicolas Echavarria, Xander Schauffele

1:50 p.m.: Justin Rose, Zach Johnson

2 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry

2:10 p.m.: Ludvig Aberg, Jason Day

2:20 p.m.: Corey Conners, Patrick Reed

2:30 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau