Justin Rose shot a seven-under 65 on Saturday to take the lead at The Masters. The Englishman has a three-shot advantage over Corey Conners, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg who share second place. Rose rolled in eight birdies to set the pace and make it clear his form at Augusta is strong.
Rory McIlroy is a shot further back after carding an even-par 66 in Round 3. The Northern Irishman ran into trouble on the front nine with bogeys at Nos. 8 and 10, but he responded with an eagle at the 15th. He then birdied the last two holes to keep his title bid alive.
His tee shot at the par-three 13th is a belter, launching into the trees right of the fairway. He then plays a lovely wedge from 87 yards that spins off the bank and into the cup for a birdie. It moves him up to 12 under and into a tie for the lead with DeChambeau.
Bryson DeChambeau shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to maintain his position in second. The two-time major winner hasn’t blown past expectations at the tournament, but he is close to winning his first green jacket.
The top 50 players and ties advance to the final two rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. The cut line landed at 2 over after the first two rounds. The Masters will conclude Sunday. The first group tees off at 9:40 a.m. ET.