The Masters 2025 Round 4 LIVE: Leaderboard and scores as Rory McIlroy battles Bryson DeChambeau

McIlroy’s struggles may be the headline but DeChambeau isn’t exactly playing great golf either right now. He gives his 60-foot putt for eagle far too much respect. It looks like it’s stopping 20 feet short but rolls on a bit further – thought it’s still the best part of 10 feet for birdie.

Good two putt from McIlroy to at least par the hole but Bryson has this birdie putt for the solo lead… It’s a quick one down the hill, he barely nudges it and makes it! That was a gutsy putt

Tell you what though, the likes of Aberg and Conners at four shots back might just start fancying this…

Leaderboard: -11: DeChambeau; -10: McIlroy; –7: Aberg, Conners -6: Rose

Here’s how McIlroy began his day – with a double bogey. Really not good for the Northern Irishman

Hmmm… McIlroy has to lay up short of the green from the bunker and his pitch from 90 yards isn’t great. He’s only got an outside look at birdie and not a simple two-putt.

Meanwhile, DeChambeau is on the green in two. A long putt upcoming for eagle but he’ll be eyeing the two-putt for birdie.

Elsewhere, Aberg with a really good two-putt at the 3rd to save par and stay at -7 – three shots back.

Leaderboard: -10: McIlroy, DeChambeau; –7: Aberg, Conners -6: Rose

Are the wheels coming off the McIlroy train already…? His tee shot on the par-five 2ns stays right and for a second hole in a row, he’s in the fairway bunker.

Meanwhile, DeChambeau cremates a drive down the fairway. Advantage Bryson…

Elsewhere, Justin Rose also sees a shot go as he drops back to -6.

Leaderboard: -10: McIlroy, DeChambeau; –7: Aberg, Conners -6: Rose

Tricky par putt for McIlroy and he leaves it high of the hole. He’s still got five feet back the other way for bogey! No dice!

Oh dear Rory. It stays left of the hole and it’s an immediate double bogey. He’s straight back to -10.

DeChambeau now has the chance to stick with him at -10 with a par putt… Similar line to Rory’s, so he got a read and the American finds the heart of the hole! McIlroy’s lead is wiped out within one hole.

Leaderboard: -10: McIlroy, DeChambeau; –7: Rose, Aberg, Conners

Neither man could reach the green with their second shot, meaning both need to get an up-and-down to save par.

McIlroy is first with his third and it’s not great. Races past the hole and leaves himself 18 feet or so for par.

DeChambeau is closer and his pitch checks up and leaves him about seven feet for the save.

Scottie Scheffler needed a fast start today to put himself in contention but instead he’s scrambling to save par on the 1st. Good putt from 10 feet to salvage it but that’s a par five he needed to be birdieing really. He’s still way back on -5.

Corey Conners also off to a slow start as he misses a five-footer for par on the 1st and drops back to -7, alongside Ludvig Aberg. Not what the Canadian needed

Leaderboard: -12: McIlroy; -10: DeChambeau; –7: Aberg, Conners

Not the start McIlroy wanted. His tee shot stays right and lands in the fairway bunker.

Meanwhile, DeChambeau takes three-wood and watches it veer left, into the pine straw over there.

You think even the best in the world get nervous on an occasion like this?

Here we go. This is it, folks! Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau are on the 1st tee – this could be epic!

McIlroy heads in with a two-stroke lead but was beaten by DeChambeau in similar circumstances in last year’s US Open. Is this finally Rory’s time?

Ludvig Aberg is another man in the category of players who could make things interesting with a really low round.

He makes the perfect start with a nice 10-footer for birdie on the first green. He moves to -7 immediately – three shots behind DeChambeau and five behind McIlroy…