AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The newest on Friday’ s second circular of the Masters (all times local):
1: 40 l. m.
On a time when the wind has picked up plus scores are rising, Matt Kuchar is holding a share from the lead at the Masters.
Seeking his first major name, Kuchar made the turn using a 1-over score in the second circular to remain at 3 under during the day. He is tied with Austria’ ersus Bernd Wiesberger and Spain’ ersus Rafael Cabrera-Bello, along with four additional players who had late first tee times: Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Canada’ s Adam Hadwin plus Americans Patrick Reed and Charley Hoffman.
First-round chief Jordan Spieth is struggling. This individual got off to a terrible begin, making a double bogey at the 1st hole and a bogey at the 2nd, before dropping another shot using a bogey at No . 7. He or she is now part of the group at two under, which also includes Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy.
Phil Mickelson was also within the mix until a triple-bogey seven at the ninth dropped him to at least one over.
Tiger Woods is simply teeing off in one of the final categories of the day. He opened with a 73 and is now just four pictures off the lead.
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12: 45 l. m.
Fred Married couples dropped four shots in 2 holes to start the back nine from Augusta National on Friday, destroying what was otherwise a solid second circular at the Masters.
This individual bounced back with a birdie on No . 12 to get to 2 more than for the tournament.
This individual was looking good for much of the particular round before struggling during a two-hole stretch.
Couples drawn his approach shot left from the green at the par-4 10th plus followed that with a not-so-stellar nick. He missed an 18-footer from your fringe for par.
The 58-year-old Couples, the 1992 Masters champion, really struggled in the beginning of Amen Corner.
His tee shot at Number 11 rattled between some this tree trees left. He pushed their second shot way right, around three rows deep into the galley, and after that chipped through the green and in to the water. He dropped from there, damaged to 12 feet, missed might settled for a triple bogey. It had been his first triple of the competition.
Matt Kuchar, Michael jordan Spieth and five others stay in a seven-way tie for the prospect at 3 under.
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11: fifty five a. m.
Michael jordan Spieth is missing fairways plus struggling with his putter.
Spieth opened the second round from the Masters with a double-bogey and a bogey, squandering a two-shot lead. Spieth pushed his first drive way correct and pulled his next a single well left.
Spieth also missed putts of eleven and 5 feet. And that’ s after needing just ten putts on the back nine Thursday night.
Spieth went through 6 under to 3 below through two holes Friday.
He is now in a seven-way tie for the lead at three or more under.
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11: 30 a. meters.
Jordan Spieth is definitely off to a shaky start in the 2nd round at the Masters.
Spieth double-bogeyed the first hole shed to 4 under in the 72-hole tournament.
Spieth pressed his tee shot at the par-4 No . 1 way right. This individual failed to get his second chance back to the fairway and then remaining his third one short of the particular green. He missed an 11-footer for bogey. It was an annoying start for the 2015 Masters champ and opened the door for everyone otherwise on the leaderboard.
Spieth birdied five straight holes over the stretch in the opening round plus finished with a 6-under 66. He or she bogeyed the par-4 18th.
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ten: 55 a. m.
First-round leader and 2015 Experts champion Jordan Spieth is back within the course at golf’ s initial major.
Spieth required a two-stroke lead to the first tee at Augusta National on Fri. Spieth is playing with Alex Noren and Louis Oosthuizen for the 2nd straight day.
Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Shiny Kuchar are among the featured groupings teeing off in the morning. Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Jon Rahm are right behind that threesome.
Webb Simpson could be creating a move with consecutive birdies on the second and third holes. They are now 2 over after capturing a 76 in the opening circular.
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9: 30 a. m.
Li Haotong has begun their second round at the Masters.
The 22-year-old from Tiongkok opened the day three shots from the lead after finishing with a 69 on the first day of the competition. For close to an hour, his name has been atop those white leaderboards about Augusta National with Tony Finau until Jordan Spieth took over.
Li qualified for the Experts by closing with a 63 in Royal Birkdale in the British Open up last summer. Earlier this year, he came back to beat Rory McIlroy within a duel at the Dubai Desert Traditional that allowed him to break the top 50 in the world for the first time.
Li entered the 7 days at No . 42 in the world.
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several a. m.
Rory McIlroy heads into the second circular of the Masters with the career Fantastic Slam still in sight.
McIlroy saved par on the last three holes in the opening circular Thursday and finished with a 3-under 69. He broke 70 within the first round at Augusta Nationwide for the first time since 2011. He photo a 65 that year plus looked like he would win an eco-friendly jacket before a final-round crisis.
McIlroy is 3 shots behind Jordan Spieth, who also made five consecutive birdies around the back nine to build a two-stroke lead over Tony Finau plus Matt Kuchar.
” You look at it and not anyone is actually getting away, ” McIlroy stated. ” Jordan had a pretty solid finish there. But this is the best start in a few years. And, yes, it’ s such a hard course to play catch-up on. If you begin to chase it around here, that’ s when you start to make mistakes.
” But to be up there and have the ability to stay affected person because of the position I’ m within, that’ s a nice luxury I use over the next few days. ”
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