Jon Rahm became the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters, shooting a three-under-par 69 in the final round for 276 (–12), four strokes ahead of runners-up Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson.
Ten shots back, 52-year-old Mickelson recorded a 65 (–7) to jump into a tie for second, becoming the oldest player in Masters history to finish inside the top five.
[8] Throughout much of 2022, there had been discussion in the media about whether there would be changes to any of the major championship's exemption and qualification criteria following the launch of LIV Golf, and the subsequent response of the PGA Tour to suspend participants in the new series.
On December 20, 2022, Augusta National announced that existing criteria for the Masters Tournament would remain unaltered and qualifying LIV players would be invited.
Séamus Power recorded an ace on consecutive holes to finish his round, becoming the fourth player in the event's history with two holes-in-one in the same year.
[14] Thursday, April 6, 2023 At the conclusion to the first round, the lead was shared by three players, Viktor Hovland, Brooks Koepka, and Jon Rahm, who returned scores of 65 (7 under par).
[15][16][17] Cameron Young made a birdie on each of the first three holes and finished on 67 (5 under par), alongside Jason Day in a tie for fourth place.
He was part of a seven-way tie for sixth place along with defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott and Gary Woodland.
Kevin Na was unwell and stopped playing after nine holes,[25] and Will Zalatoris withdrew prior to the start of his round with an injury.
Koepka's total of 132 (12 under par) was the third-best 36-hole score in Masters history, behind Jordan Spieth in 2015 and Raymond Floyd in 1976.
Tiger Woods finished at three over par after bogeys on his final two holes but made the cut for the record-tying 23rd consecutive Masters.
At the time, Brooks Koepka was leading by 4 strokes over playing partner Jon Rahm, with both men on the seventh green.
[42] Patrick Cantlay made three straight birdies on the front nine and three more on the back in a round of 68 (4 under par) to move into fourth place.
Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 champion, began his round with a bogey and double-bogey but was five under par for holes 8 through 15, which lifted him into a tie for fifth place with Russell Henley.
[44] Source:[26] Sunday, April 9, 2023 Jon Rahm came from two shots behind at the start of the final round to become the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters title.
[45] Both players bogeyed the ninth hole, Rahm when his approach shot spun off the front of the green into the fairway.
He parred his last four holes, including an up-and-down from short of the green on the 18th, to win his second major championship and first career Masters with a three-under 69.
[49][3] Three-time champion Phil Mickelson began the final round 10 shots off the lead before going two-under on his front nine.
[52] Viktor Hovland, who began the round three shots off the lead, did not make a birdie until the 13th and double-bogeyed the sixth as he fell back with a two-over 74, finishing tied for seventh place.
Cameron Young eagled the 13th and birdied 17 to get to seven-under, but dropped back to six-under with a closing bogey to tie Hovland.
Sahith Theegala, playing in his first Masters, chipped in for birdie on the 16th as he shot 67 (−5) to climb into the top 10 and finish alone in ninth place.