2026 Masters recap for Rahm, Hatton, McKibbin

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ten LIV Golf players were part of the original field of 91 at the 2026 Masters, including three Legion XIII members: captain Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, and Tom McKibbin.

Hatton had an outstanding Sunday to end up tied for third place, his best-ever finish at the Masters. Rahm finished tied for 38th and McKibbin missed the cut in his first Masters.

Here are round recaps for each of the three Legion players. 

TYRRELL HATTON

Rd. 4 score: 6-under 66 (10-under total) 

Round 4: Hatton produced a sensational final round, firing a 6-under 66 to surge up the leaderboard. His round was highlighted by a stunning hole-out eagle on the seventh hole, along with six birdies and two bogeys in an aggressive and clutch performance.

Round 3: Hatton battled through a mixed round featuring two bogeys and two birdies but finished in style by rolling in a 16-foot birdie on the 18th to get back to even par for the day. He heads into the final round at 4 under for the tournament. 

Round 2: Hatton put together an incredibly impressive round, hitting all 18 greens in regulation on the way to firing a 6-under 66 to stand T7 entering the weekend. The Legion XIII star posted the most birdies he’s ever made in a major championship with seven (his previous best was six). His score of 66 was two shots better than his previous best round at Augusta National. 

"I gave myself lots of opportunities," Hatton said. "I would have liked to have seen more putts go in. I don't feel like I actually holed that many putts certainly outside sort of 7, 8 feet. Hopefully I can do a bit better on that front over the weekend, but overall it was a good day."

Round 1: Hatton opened with a 2-over 74, starting slowly at 2 over on the front nine before steadying his play on the back, shooting even-par back nine. He mixed solid stretches with a handful of bogeys, finishing the day with seven consecutive pars before making a bogey on the 18th hole.

JON RAHM

Rd. 4 score: 4-under 68 (1-over total) 

Round 4: Rahm delivered his best performance of the week in the final round, firing a 4-under 68 to climb the leaderboard. After making just six birdies across his first three rounds, Rahm found another gear on Sunday, pouring in seven birdies while offsetting them with three bogeys. He finished the tournament at 1 over. 

"Definitely some things I'm going change going forward," Rahm said. "Preparation-wise and what to do. But it's hard to say how much I learned because I don't think we ever seen a Masters this firm and I don't know how long tease going to be until we do again. Both off the tee and on the greens."

Round 3: Rahm opened his round with two birdies in his first three holes but couldn’t sustain the early momentum. Bogeys on Nos. 5, 11, and 14 stalled his progress before a birdie on 15 briefly steadied things. But a closing bogey on 18 dropped him to a 1-over 73. He now sits at 5 over for the tournament and remains well off the pace. 

"I'll tell you one thing: My putting hasn't been the best and I've been putting the line the last two days which I rarely ever do, right, just to help me a little bit," Rahm said of his putting struggles this week.

Round 2: After not making a single birdie in Rd. 1, Rahm opened his round with birdies on holes 2 and 5 on his way to a 2-under 70. Although he had higher hopes entering the week, his total score of 4 over was enough to get through the cut line.

"I felt really good all year besides yesterday," Rahm said. "I actually felt pretty good today as well. Yesterday was just an anomaly where everything that could go wrong went wrong. Not that I shot myself out of the tournament but I'm going to need an absolute miracle starting today, and didn't quite do enough. I'm going to need a heck of a round tomorrow to give myself a chance and even then, might be a little too far away."

Round 1: In one of the most shocking results of the opening round, Rahm posted a 6-over 78 with zero birdies. He made four bogeys on the front nine to turn in 4-over 40, then added a double bogey on the par-5 13th as things continued to unravel.

TOM MCKIBBIN

Rd. 2 score: 4-over 76 (7-over total) 

Round 2: McKibbin was the first LIV Golf player to tee off for Rd. 2 and struggled once again. He shot a 4-over 76 with a double bogey on the second, leading to a missed cut. The Northern Irishman played his second nine at even par and will gain valuable experience from his first trip around Augusta National. 

When asked about gaining experience at Augusta National, McKibbin said: "The more times you can play, especially on the greens. I think the greens are obviously the trickiest part, and I had sort of a lot of putts the first two days as the course changes so much from the practice days. (Thursday) was a little bit of guesswork, maybe." 

Round 1: McKibbin’s Masters debut got off to a promising start with two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine, but the young Northern Irishman struggled to hold it together on the back. He made bogeys on the 14th, 16th and 17th holes, limping to a 3-over 75.

Top image: Legion XIII star Tyrrell Hatton competing at the 2026 Masters. (Photo by Joel Marklund/Augusta National Golf Club)