Augusta Sunday Pairings

Getty Images

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have been paired together for the final round of the Masters at Augusta National.

Although both will start a distant 10 shots behind leader Jordan Spieth and have only a slim chance of contending for the title, the marquee pair are certain to attract the biggest galleries of the final day.

Both McIlroy and Woods bogeyed the final hole in the third round to hand in four-under 68s, but organisers looked likely to miss out on their dream ticket until Dustin Johnson also ran up a five at the 18th late in the day.

But England's Justin Rose will go out in the final group with Spieth after he birdied the last to close out a 67 which got him to within four of the lead.

Phil Mickelson (-11) and Charley Hoffman (-10) are in the penultimate group, going out behind McIlroy and Woods.

Final round tee times: (Players USA unless stated - all times BST)

1500 T Jaidee (Tha)

1510 D Clarke (NIrl), V Singh (Fij)

1520 J Donaldson (Wal), G McDowell (NIrl)

1530 E Compton, A Lahiri (Ind)

1540 J Walker, J Dufner

1550 M O'Meara, S Stricker

1600 K Bradley, D Willett (Eng)

1610 R Palmer, M Kuchar

1620 C Kirk, G Ogilvy (Aus)

1630 M Hoffman, J Senden (Aus)

1650 P Reed, S-M Bae (Kor)

1700 W Simpson, S-Y Noh (Kor)

1710 H Stenson (Swe), B Koepka

1720 A Scott (Aus), L Westwood (Eng)

1730 B Wiesberger (Aut), B Watson

1740 C Tringale, R Fowler

1750 A Cabrera (Arg), E Els (Rsa)

1800 R Henley, C Schwartzel (Rsa)

1810 S Garcia (Esp), R Moore

1830 B Haas, H Mahan

1840 J Day (Aus), L Oosthuizen

1850 Z Johnson, J Blixt (Swe)

1900 P Casey (Eng), I Poulter (Eng)

1910 D Johnson, H Matsuyama (Jpn)

1920 K Streelman, K Na

1930 R McIlroy (NIrl), T Woods

1940 P Mickelson, C Hoffman

1950 J Spieth, J Rose

Related articles

• Masters 2015 golf tee times for round one and two: Rory McIlroy paired with Phil Mickelson while Tiger Woods plays with Jamie Donaldson plus the rest of the field
• 2015 Masters Tee Times, Pairings: Spieth, Rose Tee Off Last On Sunday
• Woods Grouped With Walker and Donaldson for First Round
• Masters 2015 Leaderboard: Saturday Scores, Standings and Results
• Tiger Woods gets afternoon start at Masters
• Woods grouped with Walker and Donaldson for first round

McIlroy Loses Masters Direction

Getty Images

Rory McIlroy admitted a poor finish to the third round had left him with little chance of completing his career grand slam in the Masters at Augusta.

McIlroy was six under par for his round after 15 holes but bogeyed the 16th and 18th and had to settle for a 68 to finish six under, with 36-hole leader Jordan Spieth showing no signs of coming back to the field.

"I'm going to need something basically around 61, 62 (tomorrow) to have a real chance. I'm not sure that's going to happen but we'll see," said McIlroy, who is looking to become just the sixth player in history to win all four major titles.

"I've really just tried to treat it like a normal golf tournament or treat it like any other year. Any other year that I've came to the Masters, I've done the same things.

"I wasn't approaching it like I was trying to win the grand slam. I was approaching it like I was trying to win another golf tournament. So I don't think it's really had any impact on the way I've played this week."

McIlroy feels like his knowledge of Augusta is improving with every round, although the bogeys near the end of his Saturday effort left him feeling a little flat.

He added: "I got off to a good start, sort of the way I wanted to play the front nine.

"I had not really played the front nine too well the last couple of days, so to play them under par was nice.

"I made a couple of good birdies on 13 and 15 so got it to eight under through 15 and then a disappointing finish. Overall I felt like I played pretty well and just a little disappointed the way I finished.

"I definitely feel like I play this golf course better and better every year that I come here. I just need to keep putting numbers up like I did today. I know I'm capable of it. Just a few stretches of holes have held me back and that's really been the case this year again."

Related articles

• McIlroy shoots 68 at the Masters
• Spieth has 64 for best opening round at Masters in 19 years
• Spieth sets another scoring record, keeps lead at Masters
• Little Linksters “Best Pee-Wee Golf Swing in the World” Video Contest Celebrates 5th Year
• US youngster Spieth five clear at Masters
• Spieth survives late stumble, leads Masters by 4