Masters 2022 LIVE: Leaderboard and scores as Scottie Scheffler beats Rory McIlroy to win the green jacket
Follow live reaction as Scottie Scheffler sealed a dominant Masters victory after holding off a thrilling late surge from Rory McIlroy
Scottie Scheffler has won The Masters after holding off the challenge of Cameron Smith and a sublime final-round performance from Rory McIlroy at Augusta to secure a first major title.
It completes a stunning rise and caps a dominant run for the 25-year-old American, who in the space of 56 days has won his first professional tournament at the Phoenix Open, reached number one in the world rankings after a further two wins in four starts, and now claimed the green jacket.
McIlroy, who started his round at +1 and at one point this week was 13 shots off the pace, carded a wonderful seven-under-64 to claim a surprise second-place finish with the joint-lowest final round in Masters history.
His magnficant charge was sealed as he chipped in for birdie from the 18th bunker but ultimately his run came too late in the day and his wait for an elusive Masters title goes on. Scheffler wrapped his victory over the closing five holes and finished three shots clear with a total score of -10, even if required a four-putt double bogey at the last.
Follow live reaction from the final round of The Masters below:
Masters 2022: Woods completes week
Brilliant pictures as Tiger Woods brings his Masters return to a close.
Masters 2022: Birdie for Smith
A brilliant start for Cameron Smith as he increases the pressure of Scheffler but cutting his lead to two thanks to a birdie on the opening hole.
His approach into the green left him with an eight foot putt and Smith confidently walks away with his birdie. That putter will be crucial in his attempts to claim the green jacket.
Scheffler moves on with his par, which is an excellent save in its own right.
Masters 2022: Woods at 18
Now this is brilliant. Tiger Woods, in Sunday red, makes his way up to the 18th green to a standing ovation from Augusta.
What an effort he’s put in this week. He may be finishing at +13, but his opening round of 71 will live long in the memory, as will his fight since.
There’s no doubt that he’s been suffering more physically as the week has gone on. But he’s left everything out there.
Woods closes his sensational return with par as is greeted as if he’s won The Masters as he makes his way back to the clubhouse.
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Scheffler immediately finds himself in a tough spot at the first. After his drive was sent to the left, his approach out of the pine straw carried the green and ended down the bank. His chip back uphill is lovely, though, and rolls to a couple of feet of the pin.
Masters 2022: Lee continues stunning run
Min Woo Lee is now at -6 for his round after his latest birdie at the 9th. After starting the day 13 shots behind the leader, he’s up and into a tie of fourth place.
Masters 2022: Birdie for McIlroy
Rory McIlroy is off to a fine start. After a birdie at the first, McIlroy gets himself back down into the red for the first time since Thursday after an excellent approach into the par-4 3rd.
Masters 2022: Scheffler underway
And we’re off. Scheffler gets his final round underway with a three-shot lead over Cameron Smith, but sends his drive wide left on the par-4 1st, which has played as a tricky hole this week. Both Scheffler and Smith have bogeyed this hole in their previous three rounds.
Masters 2022
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s full live coverage of the final day of The Masters, with the leaders just about to get underway.
So far today Min Woo Lee has made an extraordinary start and has reached the turn in -5. That moves him inside the top 10.
Tiger Woods is coming to the end of his round and is +4 through 16.
Masters 2022: The rise of Scottie Scheffler
13 Feb 2022: Wins first professional event at WM Phoenix Open in playoff against Patrick Cantlay
6 March 2022: Wins Arnold Palmer Invitationa by one stroke, his second win in three starts
27 March 2022: Wins World Matchplay Championships, beating Kevin Kisner in the final
28 March 2022: Becomes new World No. 1 and sets new record for fastest ascent after first Tour win, his 42 days beating the previous held by Tiger Woods (252 days)
9 April 2022: Takes three-shot lead into the final round of The Masters
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