PHOTOS: Masters 2026 Round 3

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PHOTOS: Masters 2026 Round 3

Round 3 of the Masters began with Rory McIlroy taking an unprecedented six-shot lead into the weekend as he pursues a second straight Masters title.

Rory McIlroy chips to the seventh green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons react to Scottie Scheffler's bridie putt on 11 during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Scottie Scheffler reacts to a shot on the 13th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Justin Rose chips out of a bunker on the second hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Brian Harman tees off on the first hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Wyndham Clark chips to the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Wyndham Clark walks past the bunker on the second hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Sam Burns tees off on the sixth hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Sepp Straka hits out of the rough near the 14th fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Shane Lowry acknowledges crowd after making a putt on the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy falls close to the patrons on the second hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Tommy Fleetwood lines up a putt on the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

A sign on the second hole changes score after Rory McIlroy bogeyed the first hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry group is reflected in a patron's sunglasses on the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Sam Burns hits his second shot from the fairway on the second hole during third-round play of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy and caddie Harry Diamond wait to putt on the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy places his ball on the second green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Sam Burns tees off on the third hole during third-round play of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy tees off on the fourth hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Justin Rose tees off on the sixth hole during thethird round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Haotong Li reacts to a putt on the seventh green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Haotong Li prepares to putt on the seventh green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrons applaud Rory McIlroy as he walks up the sixth hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy liines up a putt on the sixth green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy (left) and Sam Burns (right) walk down the seventh fairway after their tee shots during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy hits his second shot on the seventh hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy tees off on the sixth hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd as he walks to the eighth tee during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sam Burns tees off on the eighth hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sam Burns and Rory McIlroy walk up the eighth fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy chips to the eighth green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Haotong Li tees off on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Cameron Young and caddie Kyle Sterbinsky walk up the 14th fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Wyndham Clark tees off on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Cameron Young hits from the 14th fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Jason Day on the 15th tee during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Cameron Young putts in for birdie on the 14th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Cameron Young approaches the 15th fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Tommy Fleetwood tees off on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Cameron Young hits a fairway shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

A patron watches the action through binoculars during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga.(Jason Getz/AJC)

A patron smoking a cigar near the second green during third-round play of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Cameron Young takes a drop after his fairway shot landed in the pond on the 15th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Justin Rose tosses his club in the air after his tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Patrick Reed reacts to his putt on the 11th green as caddie Kessler Karain restores the pin flag during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Haotong Li lines up a putt on the 15th green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Rory McIlroy and caddie Harry Diamond walk down the 12th fairway during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sam Burns tees off on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sam Burns and Rory McIlroy walk over Hogan Bridge on the 12th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy tosses his ball after a double bogey on the 11th hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy reacts after a putt on the 12th hole before ultimately bogeying the hole during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Rory McIlroy chips to the seventh green during the third round of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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