2026 Masters leaderboard: Which golfers are in contention for the prestigious green jacket?

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The 2025 Masters was a journey in resilience for Rory McIlroy. After years of trying — and failing — to win the event, McIlroy overcame another potential collapse, winning the green jacket and celebrating a career grand slam.

Now, it’s up to McIlroy to prove he can do it again.

But like every other year, McIlroy will go up against some elite competition during the event, including favorites like Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Ludvig Åberg, among others.

Here’s how the top-10 leaderboard is shaping up at the 2026 Masters as of 8:45 a.m. ET:

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Position	Player	Score	Today	Thru	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	José María Olazábal	-1	-1	2
T2	Haotong Li	E	E	4
T2	Max Homa	E	E	3
T2	Ángel Cabrera	E	E	1
T2	Sami Välimäki	E	E	1
T2	Max Greyserman	E	E	1
T7	Johnny Keefer	+1	+1	4
T7	Naoyuki Kataoka	+1	+1	3
T7	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	+1	+1	2
T7	Jackson Herrington	+1	+1	1

2026 Masters schedule

The first round of the Masters will begin Thursday, April 9, with the earliest tee time starting at 7:40 a.m. ET. The event will run through Sunday, the final day of the 2026 Masters.

While the actual Masters starts Thursday, the Par 3 contest was held at Augusta on Wednesday. Aaron Rai won the event. No golfer who has won the Par 3 contest has ever won the Masters that same year, a bad omen for Rai.