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          Masters 2025: When does Rory McIlroy tee off in Round 3?

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          • ESPN
          Apr 12, 2025, 04:07 AM ET

          Rory McIlroy has won plenty of titles in his career, including three different major championships, but a green jacket from Augusta National continues to elude him. This week, at the 89th edition of the Masters, he will be looking to change that.

          The 35-year-old enters the tournament in the best form of his career, with two PGA Tour victories already under his belt. But can he finally win at Augusta?

          Here's everything you need to know, from his tee time, recent form and course history.

          When does Rory McIlroy tee off in Round 3?

          McIlroy will again play alongside Canada's Corey Conners. They are scheduled to tee off at 2:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. BST).

          The first tee of the day will be at 9:50 a.m. ET (2:50 p.m. BST.)

          - Read on: All Round 3 tee times

          How has he played so far?

          McIlroy's scores by round:

          Round 1: 72 (E)

          It was a familiar feeling. McIlroy looked comfortable for most of his round, with birdies on Nos. 4, 8, 9 and 13 putting him among the leaders as he walked down the 15th fairway. But it wasn't to last.

          McIlroy played his second shot on 15 to the back of the green before putting too much speed on his chip, watching it roll downhill past the hole and into the water. He went onto make double bogey, but it wouldn't be his last of the round.

          Trouble struck around the 17th green too as he again misread his chip and gave himself work to do. He would go onto to three-putt and card another double bogey, ending on even par.

          Round 2:

          After a steady but unspectacular first nine, McIlroy came alive on the back nine, gaining momentum with a gutsy eagle on the par-5 13th that put him back into contention after a disappointing end to Thursday's opening round.

          The Northern Irishman uncharacteristically struggled with his accuracy off the tee and found the pine needles with his first shot on 13.

          He made the bold decision to target the flagstick with his second shot and leaned over in relief when his ball cleared the tributary to Rae's Creek.

          The 35-year-old then putted in for a game-changing eagle to help keep his goal of completing the career Grand Slam alive.

          How has McIlroy fared this season?

          McIlroy has never been this good before a Masters. He has already won two events -- the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and a play-off success over JJ Spaun at The Players Championship last month.

          Here's where he has finished at each event this season:

          Dubai Desert Classic: T4 (-12)
          AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: (-21)
          Genisis Open: T17 (-3)
          Arnold Palmer Invitational: T15 (-3)
          The Players Championship: Champion (-13, via playoff)
          Houston Open: T5 (-15)

          What is McIlroy's record at the Masters?

          It has been a rollercoaster to say the least. McIlroy has seen some of his best and worst moments come in Augusta, Georgia.

          Who can forget 2011, when at just 21 years old, he held a four-shot lead heading into the final round only to suffer a heartbreaking back-nine collapse. He later said that day was the "most important" of his career, having gone onto win his first major at the US Open later that summer.

          He has had some monster rounds, like in 2015 when he was 2-under through 36 holes before heating up over the weekend with a 68 and 66 to finish fourth. His highest finish came in 2022, when a final-round 8-under 64 catapulted him up to a solo second place.

          Here's how he has finished in all of his 16 starts:

          2009 - T20
          2010 - CUT
          2011 - T15
          2012 - T40
          2013 - T25
          2014 - T8
          2015 - 4
          2016 - T10
          2017 - T7
          2018 - T5
          2019 - T21
          2020 - T5
          2021 - CUT
          2022 - 2
          2023 - CUT
          2024 - T22

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