A look at the 82nd Masters Tournament heading into Friday’s second round:
Leading: Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, birdied five straight holes (13 through 17) en route to a 6-under par 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar.
Lurking: Patrick Reed, who played golf at University High growing up in Baton Rouge, is tied for fourth at 3-under 69. He’s part of a large group along with Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson. It is the first time Reed has broken 70 in the Masters in 13 rounds there.
Shot of the day: Amateur Doug Ghim jarred his 179-yard second shot on the 465-yard par-4 18th hole for an eagle 2, allowing him to finish at even par 72. The other five amateurs in the field were a combined 38-over par.
Where’s Tiger?: Four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods, playing here for the first time since 2015, fell to 3-over after splashing his tee shot in Rae’s Creek on the par-3 12th for a bogey. He rallied with birdies at Nos. 14 and 16 for a 1-over 73 that had him in a tie for 29th.
Bye bye birdies: Woods parred all four par-5s Thursday. According to ESPN, it was just the fifth time in 79 career Masters rounds that he failed to birdie even one of Augusta National’s reachable par-5s.
Cut day: The field of 87 players will be reduced to the low 50 and ties following Friday’s second round and anyone within 10 strokes of the lead.
Incredible stat: Reigning Masters champion Sergio Garcia made a 13 on the par-5 15th hole. It tied the highest score on any hole in Masters history (13, Tom Weiskopf, 12th hole, 1980). Garcia’s 81 was the worst opening-round score by any defending champion.
Live from Augusta National: TV and online coverage
7:30-9:30 a.m. – Masters on the Range: Masters.com
9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Amen Corner 4K coverage: DirecTV
9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. – Featured group coverage: Masters.com
9:45 a.m.-5 p.m. – Amen Corner Live: Masters.com
10 a.m.-noon – Masters On The Range: CBS Sports Network
10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. – Holes Nos. 15 and 16 coverage: Masters.com
2-6:30 p.m. – Round 2 coverage: ESPN, Masters.com
7-10 p.m. – Round 2 replay: ESPN
10:30-10:45 p.m. – Round 2 highlights: CBS
All times CDT
Key parings and tee times:
8:14 a.m.: Fred Couples (72), Haotong Li (69), Joaquin Niemann (76)
9:31 a.m.: Phil Mickelson (70), Rickie Fowler (70), Matt Kuchar (68)
9:42 a.m.: Adam Scott (75), Rory McIlroy (69), Jon Rahm (75)
9:53 a.m.: Jordan Spieth (66), Alex Noren (74), Louis Oosthuizen (71)
12:27 p.m.: Tiger Woods (73), Marc Leishman (70), Tommy Fleetwood (72)
12:49 p.m.: Bubba Watson (73), Henrik Stenson (69), Jason Day (75)
1 p.m.: Patrick Reed (69), Charley Hoffman (69), Adam Hadwin (69)
The last word
“Well, actually after the 10th hole, I made a lovely bogey and literally almost (said) ‘Amen’ down there.”
— China’s Haotong Li, who birdied 11, 12, 13 in Amen Corner to shoot 69
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