Round 2 of the 2026 Masters goes down on Friday at Augusta National. Rory McIlroy begins the day tied for the lead, but World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is hoping to chase him down in the second round. GOLF’s writers and editors are providing live Masters updates on Friday’s second round all day long, from on-site at Augusta and beyond.
Masters Round 2: What you need to know
The opening day of the Masters saw an increasingly hard and fast Augusta National put the best golfers in the world to the test. McIlroy, the defending Masters champion, put together a five-under 67 to take a share of the lead with Sam Burns.
They have plenty of company near the top of the leaderboard, though, including Scheffler, Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth, who tee off in the early wave on Friday. Major champions Jason Day and Patrick Reed start the second round tied for third.
Notable Round 2 tee times: Jordan Spieth (9:55 a.m. ET); Justin Rose (9:55 a.m. ET); Scottie Scheffler (10:19 a.m. ET); Jason Day (12:56 p.m. ET); Patrick Reed (1:08 p.m. ET); Bryson DeChambeau (1:20 p.m. ET); Rory McIlroy (1:44 p.m. ET);
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What was the biggest surprise on Thursday at the Masters? by GOLF Editors
Day 1 of the 2026 Masters is complete, and the leaderboard so far is a good one. Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns share the lead at five under, with guys like Patrick Reed (three under), Xander Schauffele (two under), Scottie Scheffler (two under) and others in contention. Meanwhile, popular pre-tournament favorites Bryson DeChambeau (four over) and Jon Rahm (six over) have to work to do. What surprised you the most on Thursday at Augusta?
Josh Sens, senior writer (@joshsens): Me sorprendió mucho el terrible rendimiento de Jon Rahm. He was supposed to be in form. He loves the venue. The course conditions–even firmer and faster than usual — seemed ideal for a guy with his great touch around the greens. All the stars appeared aligned. And he put up an absolute stinker. The putter betrayed him, for sure. But he looked wildly out of sorts throughout the bag.
Zephyr Melton, associate game-improvement editor (@zephyrmelton): Gotta be Rory McIlroy’s blazing start. We wondered if winning the green jacket might free him up around Augusta National, but I didn’t expect him to come out and immediately take the first-round lead in such stress-free fashion. He couldn’t have asked for a better start to his title defense.
