Another par for Scheffler on three, and he looks understandably disappointed.
Koepka has joined his compatriot on -2 after a third birdie of the day, and Rose does well to save a poor tee shot and make par on the fifth.
Leaderboard: -5 McIlroy (18:44), Burns (17:32); -3 Reed (18:08), Day (17:56), Kitayama (17:03), -2 Scheffler (3), Lowry (17:56), Schauffele (18:20), Clark (11)
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 16:21
So, how are some of the other contenders doing?
Aaron Rai remains one-under through seven, with Gotterup on the same score through four. Ben Griffin is the final player tied in 10th, and he’s played through three.
Tyrell Hatton has moved two-under for the day through five to give himself a much better chance of making the cut, though both Sepp Straka and Ludvig Aberg are trailing behind on +1 after their first few holes of the day.
Jon Rahm is also two-under for the day through five but he probably has too much to do on +4, and in similar position – through in drastically different circumstances – is JJ Spaun, who is plus-two for the day to move to +4.
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 16:14
On the second, Scheffler knives it on his third shot and it flies past the pin, though there’s a slim chance at a birdie there.
However, he didn’t like the putt from the moment he hit it, and he’ll have settle for par.
Elsewhere, Clark has dropped a shot and moved to -2.
Leaderboard: -5 McIlroy (18:44), Burns (17:32); -3 Reed (18:08), Day (17:56), Kitayama (17:03), -2 Scheffler (1), Lowry (17:56), Schauffele (18:20), Clark (10);
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Chris Wilson10 April 2026 16:08
Spieth isn’t happy with his tee shot on four – and rightly so as it lands in the greenside bunker. Not an awful lot needed to get up and down though.
Rose follows it by setting the example, clearing the bunker and rolling within a few feet of the pin!
Definitely a birdie chance…it’s narrowly wide!
Koepka lines up a third birdie in a row but he’s not put enough on the putt!
Leaderboard: -5 McIlroy (18:44), Burns (17:32); -3 Reed (18:08), Day (17:56), Kitayama (17:03), -2 Scheffler (1), Lowry (17:56), Schauffele (18:20), Clark (10);
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 16:03
The Masters 2026 – day two tee times
Here are a few select tee times for the rest of Friday:
17:03 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)
17:32 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US)
17:56 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)
18:08 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)
18:20 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)
18:44 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)
18:56 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Patrick Cantlay (US), Alex Noren (Swe)
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:57
Rose has a birdie putt at three…it skims the hole but nothing doing. He might well feel like he should have started with three birdies today!
Koepka does better though, with back-to-back birdies taking him to -1! A great start for the American.
Spieth hopes to follow him but it wobbles to the right. He stays on -1.
Leaderboard: -5 McIlroy (18:44), Burns (17:32); -3 Reed (18:08), Day (17:56), Kitayama (17:03), Clark (9); -2 Scheffler (1), Lowry (17:56), Schauffele (18:20)
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:49
Dame Laura Davies: ‘If you’re a champion, you know you’re always coming back’
Dame Laura Davies is on Sky Sports speaking about the pressure of winning The Masters:
“The thing about Augusta is, if you’re a champion, you know you’re always coming back – look at Fred Couples this year, at 66,” she explains.
“There’s the pressure of wanting that so much, for the likes of Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, the pressure of knowing what winning this tournament gives you – for the rest of your life and your family.
“It makes it such a difficult one to win, like we documented with Rory trying so many times to do it.
“That’s what makes it so special here, because there’s so much on the line for these guys. They’ve got the money, but they want that Green Jacket and an invite for the rest of their lives,” she added.
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:48
Not a lot of movement over the last couple of holes then as Wydnham Clark stays on -3 after the front nine.
Chris Gotterup has moved tied-10th after a birdie (he’s through three) and a bogey from Rai has moved him back to -1.
From Rose’s group, the Englishman and Spieth both took par on the second, while a birdie for Koepka brings him back level.
Elsewhere, Scheffler has settled for par on the first.
Leaderboard: -5 McIlroy (18:44), Burns (17:32); -3 Reed (18:08), Day (17:56), Kitayama (17:03), Clark (9); -2 Scheffler (1), Lowry (17:56), Schauffele (18:20)
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:42
Robert MacIntyre faces reprimand after giving Masters the middle finger
The Scot twice found the water on the final par-5, eventually carding a quadruple-bogey nine on the hole that may prove terminal to his chances of making the cut.
Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:35
The Masters 2026 – day two
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Chris Wilson10 April 2026 15:27