Brooks Koepka has positioned himself for the chance to win his first green jacket.
After they each finished the third round early Sunday by shooting 1-over 73, Koepka at 11-under held a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm entering the final round at the Masters, and the duo are the final pairing that’ll tee off at 2:33 p.m.It won’t mark the first time that Koepka, who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, has contended in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club, as he finished in a tie for second in 2019 when Tiger Woods, at age 43, won his fifth Masters title.
, Koepka has held a share of the lead or held it outright entering the final round at three other majors in his career — the 2018 U.S. Open, the 2018 PGA Championship and the 2019 PGA Championship.Koepka had a four-shot lead over Rahm entering Sunday, though he only played 42 holes and needed to complete the other 12 in the morning after rain suspended play on Saturday.Jon Rahm cut his deficit from four shots to two during the completion of the suspended third round.
Patrick Cantlay shot 4-under in the third round to get to 6-under overall, five shots back of Koepka. Russell Henley and Hideki Matsuyama began the final round at 5-under while Collin Morikawa and standout amateur Sam Bennett were each at 4-under.
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