Augusta, Georgia – Justin Rose broke a Mastery Record he previously shared with Jack Nicklaus, which would suggest that he is in the best company in Augusta National.
Rose started the masters with a 7 -under 65 to build a three-shooting advantage, the fifth time he has had at least part of the leadership After a round. Nicklaus did that four times.
Nicklaus has six Masters Green Jackets. Rose has none.
“I feel that I have played well enough to win this tournament,” Rose said. “I feel that I don’t have the jacket to prove it.”
That was key to the second round on Friday, when a rain during the night softened the course and Rose went to a morning round with a minimum wind. This was an opportunity to build even more separation, similar to what Jordan Spieth did in 2015 when he followed a three -shooting advantage with an hour of departure from Friday morning.
Rose started well enough with a Birdie in the second hole for 5 to reach 8 below. Rory Mcilroy He also played in the morning and tried to shake his careless end of two double bogeys about the last four holes that left him in a pedestrian 72 and a lot of land to make up.
The four times previous Rose was at the top of the classification table to Friday, broke the torque only once. That was in 2004, when it began 67-71. And then fired 81 on Saturday.
Scottie SchefflerThe defending champion and player number 1 in the world, opened with a 68 with very little stress. He played in the afternoon.
Starting well is key to teachers. Only twice in the last 20 years has been outside the Top 10 after the first round. The last player was Tiger Woods (draw for 11) in 2019. Before that, it was Woods, who was tied in 33 in 2005.
Also at play on Friday was the 36 -hole cut of the 50 Top 50 and Ties. Jon Rahm was between the outside when the round began.
And then there was Bernhard Langer, a two -time Masters champion who at 67 is competing in Augusta National for the last time. He was inside the top 50 and would love him anything but finish his Masters career on Sunday.
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