LIV Golf at The Masters 2025: DeChambeau, Reed in top five after third round

The third round of the 89th Masters Tournament ended with a ton of movement at the top of the leaderboard.

Seven LIV golfers — Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Joaquin Niemann, Jon Rahm, and Charl Schwartzel — remain in contention after the cut was set at 2-over after the first two rounds. The seven remaining LIV golfers share a combined five Masters titles among them, with Rahm's 2023 win being the most recent.

DeChambeau continued to shine, finishing the day in second place, while Reed ended Round 3 tied for fourth.

Rory McIlroy captured the solo lead after shooting 6-under on this wild Saturday. Corey Conners, who went from a five-shot deficit to one shot behind McIlroy in a span of three holes, closed with eight straight pars for a 70. He ended in third place, four shots behind. No one else was closer than six shots of McIlroy. Justin Rose, who had a one-shot lead at the start of the day, shot 75 and was seven shots back, falling to tied for sixth.

Here are the highlights from Round 3 at Augusta National:

1. Rory McIlroy (-12)
2. Bryson DeChambeau (-10)
3. Corey Conners (-8)
T4. Patrick Reed (-6)
T4. Ludvig Åberg (-6)
T6. Jason Day (-5)
T6. Scottie Scheffler (-5)
T6. Shane Lowry (-5)
T6. Justin Rose (-5)

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McIlroy raced out to the best start the Masters has seen in its 91-year history, with six straight 3s on his scorecard that shot him into the lead Saturday and left him 18 holes away from that coveted green jacket and the career Grand Slam. 

McIlroy chipped in for eagle as part of his amazing start, and then he delivered another eagle late in the round as contenders were lining up behind him, a majestic