Masters 2023: Round 3 leaderboard explored after suspension of play
Another day of the Masters 2023 is suspended due to heavy rainfall. Earlier, Day 2 on Friday was put to a halt twice due to poor weather conditions.
The third round of the Masters was called off due to persistent rain at 3:17 p.m. on April 8, Saturday. This is the 48th time in the history of the tournaments that there has been rain at the Augusta National Club during the course of the event.
63-year-old Fred Couples made history after making the cut on Saturday. Tiger Woods, who is playing his 25th Masters, made his 23rd cut this year at the Masters 2023.
Sam Bennett, an amateur golfer from the US, made headlines by finishing in the top 3 after completing 36 holes.
Masters 2023: Round 3 leaderboard after suspension of play
LIV Golf's Brooks Keopka, PGA's Jon Rahm, and Amateur golfer Sam Bennett have occupied the top three spots on the leaderboard. Here's the full leaderboard after round 3 which got suspended due to heavy rainfall:
- 1 Brooks Koepka
- 2 Jon Rahm
- 3 Sam Bennett
- T4 Patrick Cantlay
- T4 Matt Fitzpatrick
- T4 Viktor Hovland
- T4 Collin Morikawa
- T8 Justin Rose
- T8 Russell Henley
- T8 Phil Mickelson
- T8 Joaquin Niemann
- T8 Cameron Young
- T8 Jason Day
- T14 Scottie Scheffler
- T14 Ryan Fox
- T14 Gary Woodland
- T17 Xander Schauffele
- T17 Hideki Matsuyama
- T17 Patrick Reed
- T17 Shane Lowry
- T17 Sam Burns
- T17 Jordan Spieth
- T23 Cameron Smith
- T23 Keegan Bradley
- T23 Tyrell Hatton
- T23 Max Homa
- T23 Chris Kirk
- T28 Sepp Straka
- T28 Adam Scott
- T28 Tom Kim
- T28 Tommy Fleetwood
- T28 Tony Finau
- T28 Harris English
- T28 Lee Kyoung Hoon
- T28 Kim Si Woo
- T28 Sungjae Im
- T37 Sahith Theegala
- T37 Taylor Moore
- T37 Talor Gooch
- T40 Abraham Ancer
- T40 Mito Pereira
- T40 Seamus Power
- T40 Scott Stallings
- T44 Harold Varner III
- T44 Zach Johnson
- T44 Keith Mitchell
- T44 Bill Horschel
- T44 Thomas Pieters
- T49 Fred Couples
- T49 Mackenzie Hughes
- T51 Dustin Johnson
- T51 JT Poston
- 53 Charl Schwartzel
- 54 Tiger Woods
Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods hangs on to the 54th rank and is the last player on the leaderboard. Defending Champion Scottie Scheffler jumped from T28 to T14 after an incredible performance on April 8, Saturday, in Masters 2023.