Bryson DeChambeau shares honest view on Rory McIlroy's Round 3 at the 2025 Masters

Modified Apr 13, 2025 04:19 GMT

PGA: Charles Schwab Challenge - Final Round - Source: Imagn — Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy (Image Source: Imagn)

Bryson DeChambeau opened up about Rory McIlroy's performance during the third round of the Masters 2025. The American golfer is in contention for the title and is in second place after three rounds of the Major.

Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy took the lead in the game with a marvelous third round of 66. In the post-round press conference, Bryson DeChambeau was asked about McIlroy's performance. In response, the two-time Major winner said (via ASAP Sports):

"I always leaderboard watch. Certainly want to know where I stand for sure. So I saw him going. He played really well."

Last year at the US Open, Rory McIlroy was also in contention to break his ten-year winless streak at the Majors, but he struggled in the final few holes of the fourth round and settled in second place while Bryson DeChambeau won the title.

This week at the Masters, which is the first Major of the year, McIlroy is again in contention to win the title. He had a tough start to his game with a round of 72, but managed to make a comeback as the game progressed. He played two back-to-back rounds of 66 to settle at 12-under, taking a two-stroke lead heading into the finale.

Rory McIlroy to pair up with Bryson DeChambeau for the final round of the Masters 2025

The 2025 Masters is scheduled to have its finale on Sunday, April 13, and for the final fourth round, Rory McIlroy will tee off in a group with Bryson DeChambeau. The play on Sunday will start at 9:40 am ET with Brian Campbell taking the first shot of the day at the Augusta National Golf Course.

Meanwhile, McIlroy and DeChambeau will tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET. Scottie Scheffler will tee off in a group with Shane Lowry at 2 pm ET, followed by Jason Day and Ludvig Åberg, starting the game at 2:10 pm ET.

Here are the final round tee times of the 2025 Masters (all times in ET):

9:40 AM: Brian Campbell
9:50 AM: Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
10 AM: Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas
10:10 AM: J.J. Spaun, Brian Harman
10:20 AM: Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay
10:30 AM: J.T. Poston, Danny Willett
10:40 AM: Stephan Jaeger, Sam Burns
11 AM: Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
11:10 AM: Charl Schwartzel, Tom Kim
11:20 AM: Tommy Fleetwood, Davis Riley
11:30 AM: Bubba Watson, Daniel Berger
11:40 AM: Sahith Theegala, Aaron Rai
11:50 AM: Denny McCarthy, Michael Kim
Noon: Harris English, Maverick McNealy
12:20 PM: Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann
12:30 PM: Rasmus Hojgaard, Ben An
12:40 PM: Max Greyserman, Jordan Spieth
12:50 PM: Matt McCarty, Tyrrell Hatton
1 PM: Tom Hoge, Davis Thompson
1:10 PM: Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa
1:20 PM: Max Homa, Sungjae Im
1:40 PM: Xander Schauffele, Nico Echavarria
1:50 PM: Zach Johnson, Justin Rose
2 PM: Shane Lowry, Scottie Scheffler
2:10 PM: Jason Day, Ludvig Aberg
2:20 PM: Corey Conners, Patrick Reed
2:30 PM: Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau

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