The Masters LIVE: Leaderboard and latest scores as Scottie Scheffler leads Cameron Smith
Scheffler eyes “great fight” against Cameron Smith in Masters final round
Follow live updates from the final round of The Masters as Scottie Scheffler aims to win a first major title and cement his status as World No. 1 at Augusta National. Scheffler takes a three-shot lead into the last day after reaching -9 thanks to a round of 1, but a late stumble at the 18th hole has opened the door to Cameron Smith who shot a suberb 68 to emerge as the leading challenger.
Both players arrived at Augusta in excellent form, with Scheffler winning three of his last five starts and Smith recently claiming the Players Championship, and the American was set to take a commanding lead into the final day before finding the trees and making a bogey at the final hole. Sungjae Jim is five shots behind Scheffler in third place while Shane Lowry and Charl Schwarzel came into the final day a further shot off the pace.
Danny Willett, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Dustin Johnson will be looking to stay in the top ten, but are surely too far behind to mount a challenge. Elsewhere, Tiger Woods will close his remarkable return to The Masters after making the cut for the weekend. He shot a 78 on Saturday to fall away from contention but the five-time Masters winner remains one of the stories of the week following his comeback from a near-fatal car crash.
Follow live coverage and latest scores from the final round of The Masters below:
Masters 2022: Chip-in birdie for Scheffler!
Extraordinary. Scheffler and Smith are going to have the same chip at the 3rd after both missing the green. Scheffler ended up having a look at the flag from the pine straw but hit the bank and saw it tumble back. Smith was on the other side and needed to take a drop to avoid the scoreboard and lands it in the same position.
Smith has to mark his ball as Scheffler goes first… AND HE CHIPS IT IN FOR BIRDIE! THAT’S INSANE!
Smith now has to follow that, from the same position! The Australian can only run it 15 feet behind the hole and now faces a tough putt for par. What a turnaround.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:30
Masters 2022: Trouble for Scheffler?
With Smith cutting his lead to one, Scheffler has now sent his drive at the 3rd a good 40 yards to the left of the fairway and into the trees. Trouble awaits, perhaps, depending on where it lies.
Shane Lowry has had to hit a provisional ball off the tee at the par-3 4th… He sent his first one well wide of the green.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:24
Masters 2022: Birdie for McIlroy
What a putt! After saving par at the last McIlroy makes another lengthy one! This was even further out, from the fringes of the green, but he rolls it in from 30 feet or to get down to -2.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:21
Masters 2022: Another birdie for Smith!
Cameron Smith has given himself a lengthy eagle chance at the par-5 2nd. It’s fast and downhill as Smith trickles towards the hole… and it runs well back.
Scheffler landed in the greenside bunker with his third shot. It left him a shot at birdie from 12 feet but it faded away to the left.
Now can Smith convert? He does! Right in the middle! Smith opens with two birdies and suddenly Scheffler’s lead is one!
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:18
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Tiger Woods: “It’s crazy. Joaquin Niemann wasn’t born [when he won here for the first time in 25 years ago]. This tournament means so much to me and my family. The year I was born was the first time a Black man played at Augusta. He was there when I won [in 1997]. My mother was there, and she was there today.
“I don’t know [what’s next]. Three weeks ago I didn’t know if I was going to play. I’ve got a lot of work to do. There was not a lot of endurance in my leg. That’s one of the things we’re going to have to work on. I won’t be playing a full schedule ever again. I’m going to play the big events. But I am looking forward to St Andrews. It’s my favourite course in the world and I will be there. But we’ll see.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:14
Masters 2022: McIlroy saves par
McIlroy left himself with a huge birdie putt at the par-3 6th – probably about 50 or 60 feet, an uphill to an upper tier. He managed to get it to maybe 10 feet, but sinks the par putt to stay at -1.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:10
Masters 2022: Woods completes week
Brilliant pictures as Tiger Woods brings his Masters return to a close.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 20:08
Masters 2022: Birdie for Smith
A brilliant start for Cameron Smith as he increases the pressure of Scheffler but cutting his lead to two thanks to a birdie on the opening hole.
His approach into the green left him with an eight foot putt and Smith confidently walks away with his birdie. That putter will be crucial in his attempts to claim the green jacket.
Scheffler moves on with his par, which is an excellent save in its own right.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 19:57
Masters 2022: Woods at 18
Now this is brilliant. Tiger Woods, in Sunday red, makes his way up to the 18th green to a standing ovation from Augusta.
What an effort he’s put in this week. He may be finishing at +13, but his opening round of 71 will live long in the memory, as will his fight since.
There’s no doubt that he’s been suffering more physically as the week has gone on. But he’s left everything out there.
Woods closes his sensational return with par as is greeted as if he’s won The Masters as he makes his way back to the clubhouse.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 19:56
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Scheffler immediately finds himself in a tough spot at the first. After his drive was sent to the left, his approach out of the pine straw carried the green and ended down the bank. His chip back uphill is lovely, though, and rolls to a couple of feet of the pin.
Jamie Braidwood10 April 2022 19:53