Birdies, jumpers and Green Jackets: the Masters 2025 – in pictures

Patrons cheer on the players as they attempt to skip the ball across the water on to the 16th green during a practice round.

However, some others watching on don’t seem as impressed.

During the par three contest, Rory McIlroy (right) watches his daughter Poppy’s ball alongside Shane Lowry, as it rolls towards the hole on the 9th green … before dropping in.

Some caddie assistants (namely AJ, son of Adam Schenk (right), and Fritz, son of Stephan Jaeger) take a more direct route when making sure a ball goes into a hole.

The sun rises as patrons enter the course for the first round.

Tyrrell Hatton (left) and Jordan Spieth watch to see if a putt from playing partner Tom Kim will drop on the second hole.

A pin badge fan.

Scottie Scheffler hits his putt on the 6th green during the first round.

Scottie Scheffler looks for Justin Thomas’s ball in the azaleas on the 13th.

An eastern bluebird on the 13th during the first round.

Robert MacIntyre is not a happy chappy after his second shot on the 11th during the second round.

Frenchman Matthieu Pavon sports a rather natty jumper.

Justin Rose lines up a putt on the 16th green on his way to a second round of 71.

Joaquin Niemann talks with caddie Gary Matthews before playing his shot from the pine straw on the 13th during his second round.

Canada’s Corey Conners tees off on the 17th during his third round.

Patrons are sorted for snacks and drinks.

A case of Where’s Rory? after he plays an approach shot on the 7th during his superb, destiny-altering third round of 66.

Bryson DeChambeau gets some putting practice in ahead of the final round – his fine opening three days were followed by a three-over round of 75 on day four.

It’s a tense start to the final round at Rory McIlroy’s Holywood Golf Club in County Down as a double bogey at the 1st sees his overnight lead disappear.

Justin Rose peeks over the bunker on the green of the 2nd. The Englishman finished with a score of 66 which saw him take Rory McIlroy into a playoff.

Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green – what turned out to be the first and final playoff hole – after his putt drops to seal his first Masters victory.

Celebrations at Augusta are mirrored over in Holywood Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the first playoff hole

A joyful Rory McIlroy is presented with the Green Jacket by Scottie Scheffler – the 2024 champion.