
First-round chief Justin Rose of England maintained the highest spot by way of his second spherical of the Masters by taking pictures 1-under-par 70 on Friday at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership in Augusta, Ga.
Rose is 8 below for the event, finishing his spherical with a one-shot edge on Bryson DeChambeau, who had 5 holes nonetheless to play. Rose had 4 birdies and three bogeys.
DeChambeau, benefitting from a bunker shot that resulted in a birdie on No. 4, performed the entrance 9 in 4 below.
South Korea’s Sungjae Im reached 6 below for the event by way of 14 holes earlier than he recorded a bogey on Nos. 15 and 16.
Matt McCarty notched 4 consecutive birdies (Nos. 6-9) on the best way to 67 as one of many second spherical’s early finishers. McCarty, within the Masters for the primary time, had a horrid begin at 3 over by way of two holes. Even with a bogey on the final gap, he is at 5 below for the event.
Rose accomplished 16 holes earlier than defending champion Scottie Scheffler started his spherical. Scheffler began the day three strokes behind Rose amongst a gaggle in second place and had a birdie on the second gap.
–Discipline Degree Media