Rory McIlroy saw his 6 shot lead evaporate during the third round of The Masters. He shot +1 for the day, Cameron Young had a stunning round which saw him take the joint lead. He carded -7 in a round which saw him hit 8 birdies. To make things worse for Rory, Sam Burns, Jason Day and Shane Lowry all shot -4 and now they’re all within touching distance. It’s going to make for an enthralling final round!

In our Last Man Standing competition, the leader has changed hands yet again with Paul Lynott taking a one shot lead going into the final round. With the leaderboard changing so much in each round, could we see a twist at the end again in the race for the £19,450 prize pot.

Top 10

The top 10 after Round 3 is as follows:

1st – Paul Lynott 2 -27 (-11,-11,-5)

2nd – Sammy mccracken 2 -26 (-11,-10,-5)

3rd – Sean Gardner 5 -25 (-11,-9,-5)

4th – John huddy -24 (-11,-10,-3)

4th – Keith hall -24 (-11,-10,-3)

6th – Danny Grasby -24 (-11,-9,-4)

6th – John McLaren -24 (-11,-9,-4)

6th – Mark Snape -24 (-11,-9,-4)

9th – Ant jerome jnr 2 -24 (-11,-8,-5)

9th – Del Boy Roy 8 -24 (-11,-8,-5)

9th – Paddy Murray -24 (-11,-8,-5)

Our general rule of thumb is that if you’re within 10 shots of the lead, you’re still in contention and that is definitely the case here with the leaderboard being pretty tight and the scoring being so variable!

Please keep tabs on the leaderboard on our website to keep you up to date throughout the final round.

https://lms.golf/2026-lms/2026-the-masters/2026-the-masters-last-man-standing-leaderboard/

We will send the final scores after Round 4.

Shot of the day

Shot of the day goes to Shane Lowry who hit a hole in one on hole 6.

https://x.com/i/status/2043052578456428670

Good luck to those still in contention. It’s going to be a nervy finish!

Cheers,

Cole & Alex