The Masters 2023 LIVE: Leaderboard and reaction as Jon Rahm wins first green jacket

Theegala -1 (1), Hatton +1 (2*) *denotes 10th tee start

We still have over 90 minutes till the leaders are back out but play has resumed for some down the leaderboard. Sahith Theegala, who is competing in his first Masters, rolls one in on the first to move into the red.

Hatton has started on the tenth but he misses a short par putt and drops back to one onver par.

“I’d like that putt on 17 back - just difficult with the conditions but overall it wasn’t bad. I feel I’m pretty in control of my game. I felt pretty good.

“Hopefully the sun comes out and even dries it up a little more - that would be nice. The greens - I saw 17 was getting a little dried out so hopefully a few of these greens can make it interesting.

“[I’ll] just keep doing what I’m doing. I’ve played good and it got me this far. Just got to rest up now and get back to it in a little bit.”

Rahm has not always been the frontrunner during his victories. In half of his 10 PGA Tour victories, Rahm entered the final round at least two shots behind the lead. Brooks Koepka is superb when leading from the front but if anyone can chase him down, it’s Rahm.

Brooks Koepka remained the man to catch as the 87th Masters got back on schedule without the presence of Tiger Woods at Augusta National.

Koepka completed a third round of 73 to finish 11 under par, two shots clear of playing partner Jon Rahm, who also returned a 73 in testing conditions.

Norway’s Viktor Hovland was three shots off the lead following an eventful 70, with Patrick Cantlay another stroke back.

“To win would obviously mean a lot. It would be a true honour to join the Spaniards but there is a lot to be done. I am just trying to reset before I go back out.

“I’d like to think Seve is up there watching. If anyone has enough charisma to have any influence it would be someone like him.”

And they are here. Here are the key pairings for the final round:

7:05 pm BST - Collin Morikawa, Sam Bennett (a)

7:14 pm BST - Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley

7:24 pm BST - Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay

7:33 pm BST Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm

Koepka -11

He may lead by two but this year’s Masters is anything but a forgone conclusion - history shows us that. Less than half of the nine previous golfers who had a two-shot lead heading into the final round went on to win.

There are few things more certain in life than Sunday pins at The Masters. All the classics are in there and plenty to get at.

We mentioned the chasing pack, here’s how the leaderboard looks including some of those behind the top two.

-11 Koepa

-9 Rahm

-8 Hovland

-6 Cantlay

-5 Henley, Matsuyama

-4 Morikawa, Bennett (a)

-3 Schauffele, Lowry, Rose, Woodland, Day, Reed

We’ll wait for the release of the tee times for when exactly the final pairings will go off but we do know it will be pairings and not three-balls like it was with round three. There will still be the use of split-tees so some of those down the leaderboard will start their rounds on ten to allow play to finish before the loss of light.

You would still have to fancy the winner to be one of Koepka or Rahm but it’s certainly closer than what many thought it might be. Koepka didn’t look at his best for most of that back nine and with the wind picking up, conditions will stay difficult and that may help Rahm and the rest of the chasing back.