Hideki Matsuyama is sitting right where every golfer in the world would like to be, and that's in first place by four shots heading into the final round of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
But strange things can happen in the final round at major tournaments. There are four players tied for second, and two more nipping at their heels for Sunday's final round.
Sunday's final round will be broadcast starting at 9 a.m. ET on the Golf Channel, and switching to CBS at 2 p.m. Times are subject to change if weather conditions dictate it, like in past years when times were actually moved up in the day.
Here are the scheduled tee times and pairings for the 2021 Masters final round.
All times ET
10 a.m. — Jim Herman, Adam Scott
10:10 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Jose Maria Olazabal
10:20 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Gary Woodland
10:30 a.m. — Paul Casey, Billy Horschel
10:40 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Micheal Thompson
10:50 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Tyrrell Hatton
11 a.m. — Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau
11:10 a.m. — Jason Kokrak, Louis Oosthuizen
11:20 a.m. — Cameron Champ, Sebastian Munoz
11:40 a.m. — Matt Jones, Collin Morikawa
11:50 a.m. — Matt Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood
12 p.m. — Martin Laird, Bubba Watson
12:10 p.m. — Matt Wallace, Charl Schwartzel
12:20 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes
12:30 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm
12:40 p.m. — Webb SImpson, Joaquin Niemann
12:50 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari
1 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Justin Thomas
1:20 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer
1:30 p.m. — Henrik Stenson, Stewart Cink
1:40 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Kevin Na
1:50 p.m. — Si Woo Kim, Bernd Wiesberger
2 p.m. — Tony Finau, Robert MacIntyre
2:10 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, Brian Harman
2:20 p.m. — Will Zalatoris, Corey Conners
2:30 p.m. — Marc Leishman, Justin Rose
2:40 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffle
Matsuyama shot 7-under par on Saturday, pulling away from the field and taking a commanding lead heading into Sunday's final. He will start Sunday with a four-shot lead over four golfers tied for second.
Matsuyama entered Saturday, otherwise known as moving day, at 4-under for the tournament and three shots behind two-day leader Justin Rose. Matsuyama made par on the first six holes, then got hot over the next dozen. He made a birdie on Hole 7 that took him into the turn, and the birdied on 11 and 12, made an eagle on 15, and then followed with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17. He didn't bogey the entire day.
Matsuyama has made an eagle on each of the first three rounds—three for the tournament—against just four bogeys through three days. He has won five PGA events in his career. His best Masters finish was fifth in 2015, and his best major finish was second at the 2017 U.S. Open.
American Will Zalatoris barely missed a birdie on the 18th hole that would have put him alone in second place, but he settled for par, putting him into a four-way tie at second place at 7-under.
Rose began the day with a pair of birdies to take him out to 9-under, but he bogeyed back-to-back at 4 and 5. He made a birdie at 12 to get back to 9-under, but then bogeyed at 16 to bring him back into a tie for second.
American Xander Schauffele gained four strokes on Saturday, climbing into a second-place tie with Rose, Zalatoris and Australian Marc Leishman at 7-under. Canadian Corey Conners is right behind them at 6-under for the tournament.
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