3:57 p.m.
Defending champion Jon Rahm (+750 per tournament odds) concludes his trip at Augusta. The LIV superstar failed to get anything going this week and finished outside the top 40. Shortly after the conclusion of Rahm’s round, Scheffler left his long birdie bid on No. 6 short. He remains one stroke ahead of Morikawa (+400) and Homa (+500). But Åberg (+400) just stuck his approach on seven; he’s inching closer toward history.
4:15 p.m.
Tree trouble for Scheffler on the seventh hole results in another missed green for the 2022 champion and, ultimately, a bogey. Scheffler (+115) is now tied with Morikawa (+360) and Åberg (+230). Morikawa has put himself consistently in position to score Sunday afternoon but has been unable to cash in on a handful of birdie putts. Homa (+550) is now back within a shot with Fleetwood (+9000), and DeChambeau (+5500) is within 3.
4:31 p.m.
Homa (+400) cleans up his short birdie putt on eight and now moves to 6 under par for the tournament. He was briefly tied for the lead before Scheffler (-110), who has a bounce-back birdie or better percentage of 43% this season, and Morikawa (+230), who had not made a birdie since No. 8 Saturday, both birdied the eighth.
4:48 p.m.
A three-shot swing in the final pairing as world No. 1 Scheffler (-175) follows up his birdie on No. 8 with another on No. 9 while Morikawa (+1800) makes double bogey after failing to make it out of a greenside bunker. Åberg (+260) sits alone in second just a single shot behind Scheffler.
5:02 p.m.
After an untimely double bogey on No. 9, Morikawa (+2500) failed to bounce back with a birdie. The two-time major champion finds himself four back of Scheffler (-250), who just drained a seven-foot birdie putt for his third straight birdie. Meanwhile, Fleetwood’s (+15000) nice 3-under round has him in solo fifth place.
5:30 p.m.
Pars are in short supply all of a sudden as the four players atop the leaderboard have each made a bogey or worse in the last 10 minutes. Åberg (+850) started the parade with a double bogey at 11. Scheffler (-550) followed with a bogey at 11. Morikawa (+9000) doubles No. 11, and minutes later Homa (+1100) double bogeys No. 12. Fleetwood (+15000) is the beneficiary, as he is making pars and making up ground, sitting now at -4 through 15 holes. Scheffler leads at -8. Åberg and Homa are tied for second at -5, followed by Fleetwood.
5:41 p.m.
The carnage continues through Amen Corner; however, Scheffler (-500) was able to find the green on No. 12 and finish the hole with a par, maintaining a three-stroke lead over Åberg (+400) and Homa (+1200). After he failed to convert the birdie attempt, the window for Morikawa (+20000) is closing. With just six holes to play, mistake-free golf is the recipe for the leader, Scheffler.
5:56 p.m.
Nobody is playing better late in the day than Fleetwood, but his putter has not heated up on the back nine as required if he is to put on the green jacket at day’s end. With only No. 18 remaining, he sits at -4, five shots behind Scheffler (-750 to win), who just birdied the par-5 13th hole. Åberg has climbed back within striking distance and is 7-under through 14 following back-to-back birdies.
6:08 p.m.
Scheffler is dialed in right now. With a two-stroke lead over Åberg, he stuck it within a foot on No. 14. Make that back-to-back birdies for the Texas native. He now moves three clear of Åberg and is an overwhelming -3500 favorite. Amid all the action, on 15, Åberg found the trees off the tee and was forced to lay up on the reachable par 5. Holes are running out for those trailing. It almost feels like Scheffler’s tournament to lose.
6:24 p.m.
Scheffler began the Masters as an overwhelming favorite, and he is delivering as advertised. Closing in on his second Masters championship, he is now three holes from victory following a par on the 15th hole to maintain his three-stroke advantage over Åberg. Homa and Morikawa sit five shots off the pace. Fleetwood has posted a round of 69 to finish the tournament at 4 under par.
6:35 p.m.
After a solid approach on 16, Scheffler took a long look at the leaderboard as he walked toward the green. Soaking it in with three holes remaining and a three-stroke lead, it must now start to feel real. He is inching closer to history and joining the select group of multi-major winners. That moment didn’t faze him in the least. Scheffler stood over his lengthy putt and dropped it right down the center of the cup. He’s standing on No. 17 with a four-stroke lead and the betting odds taken off the board.
6:48 p.m.
On Sunday, the back nine at Augusta is supposed to bring golfers to their knees. Not the case with the leader, Scheffler. The world No. 1 has been dominant on the closing nine with four birdies and is in control, sitting at 11 under par through 17 holes. He is a couple of swings away from another major championship.
