BREAKING: Jon Rahm earned his first green jacket on Sunday, overcoming third-round leader Brooks Koepka to win the 87th Masters Tournament by four shots at Augusta National Golf Club.
Rahm escaped danger at the 14th hole after hitting his tee shot into the rough. He sent his second shot onto the green and curled in a short, testy birdie putt while Koepka bogeyed the hole.
The third round resumed at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Sunday. Play was suspended Saturday afternoon due to heavy rainfall,The final round began at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, with players paired off and teeing from the first and 10th holes, according to the newspaper. Koepka entered Sunday as the leader at 13-under-par through six holes in the third round, while Rahm was second at 9 under.
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