Article 5GEPC The Masters 2021: fourth round – as it happened

The Masters 2021: fourth round – as it happened

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Scott Murray
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  • Hideki Matsuyama wins his maiden major
  • Debutant Will Zalatoris finishes runner-up as Xander Schauffele crumbles at 16
  • Official Masters leaderboard

12.31am BST

Ewan Murray's verdict is in. Click below for your edification ... but before you leave, here's a reminder of how it all finished. Hope to see you back here for the PGA next month. Nighty night!

-10: Matsuyama
-9: Zalatoris
-7: Spieth, Schauffele
-6: Rahm, Leishman
-5: Rose
-4: Reed, Conners
-3: Smith, Finau
-2: Simpson, Cink, Na, Kim, MacIntyre, Harmon
-1: Hatton, Morikawa, Scheffler
E: English, Lowry, Mickelson, Thomas, Hovland

Related: Hideki Matsuyama holds nerve to become Masters champion

12.28am BST

The 2020 champion Dustin Johnson drapes the jacket over Matsuyama's shoulders. Congratulations!" Thank you!" And with that, the 147-day reign of DJ - the shortest in Masters history, and the sort of quirk that could only happen to the big man - is over. Matsuyama smiles bashfully before fistbumping with Fred Ridley. On the one hand, the Butler Cabin is dreadfully awkward television ... and yet it's always very difficult not to watch proceedings with a huge daft smile. These are moments to cherish, and it's lovely to get a peek behind the curtain. Congratulations to Hideki!

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