Scottie Scheffler is in the driver's seat for his second green jacket in three years after concluding the third round of the Masters Tournament at seven under, one stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa for first place.
Max Homa sits alone in third at five under, and Ludvig Åberg is one back of him at four under. Bryson DeChambeau is fifth at three under after holing out from the 18th fairway for birdie. Seven other golfers are next at two or one under.
But all eyes will be on Scheffler, the World's No. 1 golfer, to see if he can complete the task at hand. With that in mind, here's a look at Sunday's tee times for the top 10 alongside some other notable names as well as predictions for Sunday.
Tee Times for Top 10 and Ties (all ET)
2:35 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler (-7) and Collin Morikawa (-6)
2:25 p.m.: Max Homa (-5) and Ludvig Åberg (-4)
2:15 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau (-3) and Xander Schauffele (-2)
2:05 p.m.: Cameron Davis (-2) and Nicolai Højgaard (-2)
1:55 p.m.: Byeong Hun An (-1) and Cameron Smith (-1)
1:45 p.m.: Cameron Young (-1) and Tommy Fleetwood (-1)
Tee Times for Other Notable Golfers
9:35 a.m.: Tiger Woods (+11) and Neal Shipley (a, +11)
11:05 a.m.: Brooks Koepka (+6) and Corey Conners (+6)
11:15 a.m.: Phil Mickelson (+6) and Shane Lowry (+6)
11:45 a.m.: Tony Finau (+5) and Jon Rahm (+5)
11:55 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama (+5) and Luke List (+5)
12:05 p.m.: Rickie Fowler (+4) and Ryan Fox (+4)
12:45 p.m.: Rory McIlroy (+3) and Joaquin Niemann (+3)
Predictions
It's a chalky answer, but the pick is for Scheffler to win.
For starters, he's a tee-to-green machine. Over the past 12 months, no one is within a stroke of Scheffler in the tee-to-green department, per Data Golf. Scheffler sits alone, picking up 3.22 strokes gained on the field. Xander Schauffele is second at 1.94.
Second of all, he's been on fire since last year and is unlikely to collapse under the pressure of the moment. Just take a look this stat from Justin Ray of Twenty First Group:
Justin Ray @JustinRayGolfScottie Scheffler has not shot a round over par in competition since August 26 of last year. His eagle at 13 got him back to even par for the day. <a href="">#TheMasters</a>
Scheffler has also been on the hot seat at Augusta before. He held a three-shot lead going into Sunday in 2022 and led wire-to-wire in the fourth round, shooting a one-under 71 to enjoy the victory.
Really, as long as Schefter's putter cooperates and he doesn't make any big mistakes, then he should be fine. His putter has been about average in this tournament, but he closed on a high note with an eight-footer on the last to take that lead over Morikawa.
Speaking of which, Morikawa and Homa are certainly talented enough to take on Scheffler.
Morikawa is a two-time major winner who's closed in big moments. He also carded the second-best round of the day at three under, just one stroke behind a four-under performance via Chris Kirk.
Homa has hung tough all week. His tee-to-green game was on point Saturday, but his putter was uncooperative. He rolled some good putts that simply didn't find the bottom of the cup. If the flat stick gets hot Sunday, look for him to make a run.
Åberg is a future superstar who should have multiple major championships by the time his career is through. He very well could win his first Sunday. Per Data Golf, Åberg finished third in strokes gained tee-to-green in the field on both Friday and Saturday. The Masters debutante has clearly gotten a feel for the course, and that could be bad news for the leaderboard.
Rounding out the top five is DeChambeau, who fell down the leaderboard after entering the day in a three-way first-place tie with Scheffler and Homa at six under. He lost over a stroke gained putting and ran into a lot of trouble on the par-five 15th before finishing with a double bogey. He'll likely need a round akin to his six-under 66 on Thursday to get back into contention, but he's capable of getting it done.
In the end, all those golfers could give Scheffler a charge, but it's tough to bet against the man with a green jacket already.
