The newest leaderboard from The Masters, the opening major of the year, held at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia.
Rory McIlroy is defending champion after final year’s play-off victory over Justin Rose, seeing him turn out to be the sixth participant in historical past – and first since Tiger Woods – to finish the profession Grand Slam.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is the pre-tournament favorite to win the event for a 3rd time, regardless of coming into the week with out a high 10 in his final three PGA Tour begins, with Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele others anticipated to impress.
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Speaking forward of the 2026 Masters event, Bryson DeChambeau claims that his rivalry with Rory McIlroy may be good for golf
Cameron Young appears to be like to copy Scheffler and McIlroy over the previous two years by following a win at The Players with one other at The Masters, whereas Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood are all seeking to turn out to be simply the third Englishman to win a major at Augusta National.
There are 91 gamers in the area for this week’s major, the first of 4 in as many months in males’s golf. The Masters is adopted by the PGA Championship (May 14-17), US Open (June 18-21) and The Open (July 16-19).
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Rory McIlroy and some of golf’s most acquainted faces mirror on the second the place he achieved his lifelong dream of profitable The Masters to finish the profession Grand Slam
The Masters climate: What is the forecast at Augusta National?
There is not any rain forecast all through this year’s Masters, with the temperature getting hotter every event day. Here’s the forecast issued by the on-site meteorologist, issued the day earlier than the event.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hotter. Winds 5-10mph. High temperature: 26°C (79F)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and sizzling. Winds 4-8 mph. High temperature: 29°C (85F)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and sizzling. Winds 5-10mph. High temperature: 29°C (85F)
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Sky Sports Golf’s Butch Harmon and Paul McGinley assess Rory McIlroy’s probabilities of defending his title at The Masters
When is The Masters live on Sky Sports?
Wall-to-wall protection from the event begins at 2pm on Thursday, with Featured Group motion and common updates from round the course out there on Sky Sports Golf till the world broadcast window begins at 6pm.
The identical timings will apply on Friday, earlier than an earlier begin kicks in for the weekend – with protection beginning at 4.30pm forward of full protection getting underneath manner at 5pm and lasting till lengthy after the last putt is holed.
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Ahead of the 2026 Masters event, Jamie Weir talks you thru Augusta National in numbers
The infamous Amen Corner stream may also be out there, specializing in the well-known three-hole stretch from the eleventh, with that Featured Group providing additionally out there on the Sky Sports+ channel.
A feed of the fourth, fifth and sixth holes will go dwell every day as quickly as the opening group attain that half of the course and one other stream covers the fifteenth and sixteenth holes, with Featured Groups additionally out there on Sky Sports+.
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