Masters: Brooks Koepka threatens a LIV Golf triumph but rain sets up marathon climax
- 30 holes still to play for the leading group, with Koepka leading Jon Rahm by four shots after third day
- Koepka could claim his first major since leaving PGA Tour for LIV, raising prospect of a player from the Saudi-backed breakaway putting on the green jacket
American Brooks Koepka has his fifth major title in his sights as he heads into what will be a hectic final day showdown with Spain’s Jon Rahm at the rain-affected Masters.
Koepka has a four-stroke lead over Rahm but has a marathon day ahead of him with the leading pair still having 30 holes to complete after Saturday’s third round was cut short due to rain.
Should the Floridian triumph it will be his first major since the PGA Championship at Bethpage in 2019 and since he left the PGA Tour for the breakaway, Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.
The prospect of a LIV player putting on the green jacket is an uncomfortable one for the American golf establishment but creates a fascinating subplot to what is so often a day of drama.
The third round will resume Sunday at 8.30am local time with the final 18 holes expected to begin four hours later off the first and 10th tees in pairings.
