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Masters Makes Huge Change to Key Hole for Sunday’s Final Round

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Rory McIlroy has a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau heading into Sunday's final round of the Masters.
Rory McIlroy has a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau heading into Sunday's final round of the Masters. | Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated

Sunday at the Masters has the potential to be one of the best final rounds in years, as Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will battle it out in the final group, which tees off at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The drama of the final day, however, started before anyone even started their rounds when the Masters released the hole locations for Sunday.

The biggest stunner is a change on the par-3 16th hole that fans didn’t see coming. The traditional hole placement is in the lower back left of the green, which can lead to some aces and dramatic birdies down the stretch. Today the hole will be up in the back right.

Fans had lots of reactions to that:

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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