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Matt Cradock

'Just Rotten How Many Shots We've Already Missed' - Fans Critical Of Masters Final Round Coverage

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Rory McIlroy hits a tee shot off the first of Augusta National.

After three rounds of thrilling golf, the final day of The Masters is upon us and, with Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young sharing the lead, it's set-up to be a thriller.

The leaders made their way out on to the course at 2.25pm local time and, with all the major groups playing Augusta National, the leaderboard was ever-changing with various scores.

However, viewers were left disgruntled by the coverage in Georgia, with shots and holes missed, as well as the coverage seemingly behind proceedings.

For example, making birdie at the second hole, Scottie Scheffler's putt was never televised, while Justin Rose bogeyed the third and none of his shots made it to air, instead a recording of Brian Harman playing the 16th.

It was the coverage of Sam Burns, though, that really led the negative reaction.

Birdieing the first, which was televised, to tie the lead, the next shot we saw of the American came at the par 5 second, specifically his fourth shot, which airmailed the green completely.

The gripe was that no information had been given as to why Burns was in this predicament, playing his fourth shot, on a par 5, from 170-yards.

Viewers only saw one shot Burns' second hole, an approach that flew the green (Image credit: Getty Images)

Eventually, the relay of events were shown, but only when Burns was on the fourth, two holes later. During that time, he had dropped another shot at the par 4 third.

Such was the viewing experience, some used The Masters app instead of watching the coverage, with many on social media vocal about the programming.

Here's what golf fans were saying on social media...

What are your thoughts on The Masters coverage? Let us know in the comments below.

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