Zach Johnson has suddenly emerged as an unlikely contender after a magical third round at the 2025 Masters and had folks in the gallery at Augusta National Golf Club and fans watching on television thinking back to nearly 20 years ago when he won the green jacket at this tournament.
Johnson, 49, barely made the cut for the weekend and entered Saturday’s round at with a score of +2 after shooting even par on Thursday and finishing with a 74 during Friday’s second round. But he made a charge up the leaderboard on moving day at the Masters, particularly during his back nine when he pushed into the top 10. Johnson only qualified for this year’s event by virtue of his lifetime exemption for winning the Masters in 2007.
Here’s a look at how Johnson fared during his third round at the Masters as he tried to get in contention for Sunday.
Zach Johnson scorecard today
Johnson’s round started auspiciously after he got an eagle on the par-5 2nd hole, but his front nine was otherwise mostly uneventful as the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native balanced five pars and a bogey over his next six holes. But Johnson caught fire following a nice approach shot and birdie putt on No. 9.
Johnson’s iron play grabbed the spotlight from there, despite playing alongside Jon Rahm in his pairing. Johnson gave himself short birdie putts on No. 12 and No. 13, and then again on No. 15 and No. 16 to move to 7-under for the round. A bogey on 17 and a par on 18 meant Johnson finished with a career-best round of 6-under 66 in which he missed just four greens before the tournament leaders even teed off at Augusta National for the third round.
Here’s how Johnson finished after the third round on Saturday, including his hole-by-hole score:
- Saturday score: 66 (-6)
- Overall score: -4
- 4 (Par)
- 3 (Eagle)
- 4 (Par)
- 3 (Par)
- 4 (Par)
- 4 (Bogey)
- 4 (Par)
- 5 (Par)
- 3 (Birdie)
- 3 (Birdie)
- 4 (Par)
- 2 (Birdie)
- 4 (Birdie)
- 4 (Par)
- 4 (Birdie)
- 2 (Birdie)
- 5 (Bogey)
- 4 (Par)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How Zach Johnson charged up Masters leaderboard: Scorecard for Round 3
Zach Johnson has suddenly emerged as an unlikely contender after a magical third round at the 2025 Masters and had folks in the gallery at Augusta National Golf Club and fans watching on television thinking back to nearly 20 years ago when he won the green jacket at this tournament.
Johnson, 49, barely made the cut for the weekend and entered Saturday’s round at with a score of +2 after shooting even par on Thursday and finishing with a 74 during Friday’s second round. But he made a charge up the leaderboard on moving day at the Masters, particularly during his back nine when he pushed into the top 10. Johnson only qualified for this year’s event by virtue of his lifetime exemption for winning the Masters in 2007.
Here’s a look at how Johnson fared during his third round at the Masters as he tried to get in contention for Sunday.
Zach Johnson scorecard today
Johnson’s round started auspiciously after he got an eagle on the par-5 2nd hole, but his front nine was otherwise mostly uneventful as the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native balanced five pars and a bogey over his next six holes. But Johnson caught fire following a nice approach shot and birdie putt on No. 9.
Johnson’s iron play grabbed the spotlight from there, despite playing alongside Jon Rahm in his pairing. Johnson gave himself short birdie putts on No. 12 and No. 13, and then again on No. 15 and No. 16 to move to 7-under for the round. A bogey on 17 and a par on 18 meant Johnson finished with a career-best round of 6-under 66 in which he missed just four greens before the tournament leaders even teed off at Augusta National for the third round.
Here’s how Johnson finished after the third round on Saturday, including his hole-by-hole score:
- Saturday score: 66 (-6)
- Overall score: -4
- 4 (Par)
- 3 (Eagle)
- 4 (Par)
- 3 (Par)
- 4 (Par)
- 4 (Bogey)
- 4 (Par)
- 5 (Par)
- 3 (Birdie)
- 3 (Birdie)
- 4 (Par)
- 2 (Birdie)
- 4 (Birdie)
- 4 (Par)
- 4 (Birdie)
- 2 (Birdie)
- 5 (Bogey)
- 4 (Par)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How Zach Johnson charged up Masters leaderboard: Scorecard for Round 3
