Masters 2023 second round recap: Play suspended until Saturday at Augusta National

The second round of the 2023 Masters Tournament started Friday earlier than originally slated.

How long play will continue is up to Mother Nature.

Tee times were moved up 30 minutes due to a weather forecast calling for heavy rainfall. The pairing of Jose Maria Olazabal and Cameron Champ are scheduled to begin the second round at 7:30 a.m.

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The forecast for Saturday isn't promising, either.

"Going off of what my calculations as a meteorologist is, it's not very good," said Jason Day, who shot a 5-under 67 in Thursday's opening round.

Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka enter Friday tied atop the leaderboard at 7 under. Reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is three shots back at 4 under. Five-time champion Tiger Woods carded a 2-over 74 Thursday.

7:30 p.m. | Projected cut line for 2023 Masters entering Saturday

The projected cut line for the top 50 players and ties at the 2023 Masters is 2-over par. Here are some of the notable players hovering around the cutline and what hole they will resume at on Saturday:

Tiger Woods (2 over, 12th hole)

Seamus Power (1 over, 13th)

Talor Gooch (1 over, 18th)

Patrick Cantlay (Even, 11th)

Mackenzie Hughes (Even, 14th)

Fred Couples (Even, 18th)

Tomas Pieters (3 over, 14th)

Kazuki Higa (4 over, 15th)

6:15 p.m. | Where the Masters leaders stand entering Saturday

John Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Cameron Young are the only players in the top 10 with holes remaining in Round 2. Leader Brooks Koepka (12 under) completed his round early on Friday. Here are the leaders' positions and what is left in their rounds:

2 John Rahm (9 under, 10th hole)

T-4 Viktor Hovland (6 under, 11th)

T-6 Cameron Young (5 under, 10th)

T-10 Russell Henley (4 under, 18th)

T-10 Patrick Reed (4 under, 15th)

T-10 Shane Lowry (4 under, 14th)

T-10 Adam Scott (4 under, 11th)

5:45 p.m. | Masters second round suspended for the rest of Friday

The second round of the Masters has been suspended for the rest of Friday, Augusta National announced. 39 golfers had yet to finish their round. Play will resume Saturday at 8 a.m. Ticket gates will open at 7 a.m.

4:15 p.m. | Masters second round halted again after trees fall near the 17th hole

Play was halted a second time Friday afternoon during the Masters second round at 4:22 p.m. after trees fell on the course near the 17th hole.

"Pinecones were hitting us in the back, we turned around and looked up and heard a huge cracking noise and the tree basically crushed 10 chairs that were sitting there," said Deshey Thomas, from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. "Luckily we got everyone out of there. We were blessed."

Multiple patrons on site confirmed that no one was injured.

4:15 p.m. | Jon Rahm moves into Masters second place

Jon Rahm recorded back-to-back birdies on Nos. 8 and 9 during Friday’s second round, moving him to 9-under-par for the 2023 Masters Tournament. Rahm sits three shots off the lead with nine holes to play for the day.

4:10 p.m. | Jordan Spieth moves into Masters top 10 with solid second round

Jordan Spieth carded a Friday 70 at Augusta National to move to 5-under-par for the 2023 Masters Tournament. His day was highlighted by back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2 and 3 and a run of 11 straight pars to close out his round.

He sits seven shots off the lead heading into Saturday.

3:40 p.m. | Sam Burns in contention at the Masters

As clouds rolled over Augusta National Golf Club on Friday afternoon, Sam Burns quietly stormed into contention.

Burns made a pair of birdies on his second nine to shoot 71 and enters the weekend at 5-under par.

“I feel like it was a pretty solid round,” the 26-year-old said. “I've been driving it nice. I think that's kind of the key to this place. You can set yourself up in the right spots and give yourself some looks.”

3:28 p.m. | Play resumes at the Masters after 20-minute delay

Golfers resumed their second rounds Friday at the Masters after a 20-minute delay due to inclement weather.

3:07 p.m. | Play suspended at Augusta National due to weather

The horn sounded at Augusta National, suspending play during Friday's second round at 3:07 p.m. after a thunderstorm cell rolled in from the southeast direction of the course. Patrons were asked to evacuate the grounds while 46 golfers have yet to finish their rounds.

2:45 p.m. | Amateur Sam Bennett second on Masters leaderboard

Amateur Sam Bennett is in second place on the Masters leaderboard after posting back-to-back rounds of 68.

In the past two years, the 23-year-old earned First-Team All-America and First-Team All-Southeastern Conference honors for Texas A&M, was named 2022 Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Year and represented the United States in the Arnold Palmer Cup.

2:30 p.m. | Tiger Woods hovering at Masters cut line

Sitting on the projected 2-over par Masters cut to begin his second round, Tiger Woods remained on the bubble Friday with crafty shots through the first five holes.

Woods saved par on the par-5 second after pulling his ball into the trees. After punching out, he flew his third shot over the green but managed to get up and down. He got up and down again on the par-3 fourth after flying his tee shot over the green, and after hitting his tee shot right into the patrons on the par-4 fourth, he knocked down a 9-footer to remain even for the day.

2:00 p.m. | Russell Henley posts best Masters first nine of Friday

Russell Henley has the best first nine of the second round so far after firing four birdies before the turn. The former Georgia Bulldog made the turn of his second round at 3-under par after beginning the day 1-over. He had back-to-back birdies at Nos. 2 and 3 and again on Nos. 8 and 9. He's nine strokes behind leader Brooks Koepka.

1:45 p.m. | Rain reported at Amen Corner during Masters

Rain began to fall at Amen Corner around 1:45 p.m. Friday during the second round of the Masters. A weather warning has been posted on the golf course.

1:35 p.m. | Jason Day finds trouble on Masters second nine

Jason Day’s rise up the 2023 Masters Tournament leaderboard came to a screeching halt on the second nine Friday.

Day was nine-under for the tournament entering No. 15, but disaster struck when his third shot went into the water. He left the 550-yard, par-5 with a double-bogey. Things didn’t get any easier after that as he missed a six-foot putt for par on No. 16, dropping him down to 1-under for the day and 6-under for the tournament.

1:30 p.m. | Phil Mickelson cracks Masters top 10

After a double bogey Friday on No. 6, Phil Mickelson turned his day around and moved up the leaderboard. ‘Lefty’ carded a birdie on No. 8 and three more on the back nine to conclude his second round with a 3-under par 69. The three-time Masters champion is 4-under par for the tournament and tied for ninth.

After opening with a birdie at No. 1, Mickelson's only blemish came on No. 6 when he four-putted the par 3.

1:20 p.m. | Brooks Koepka shoots Masters second round 67

Brooks Koepka didn't have to combat the weather on his way to a 67 Friday in the Masters second round. The leader at 12-under, Koepka's early tee time allowed him to complete his round with no threat of rain. At the time of his round's completion, the LIV golfer held a 5-shot lead.

12:55 p.m. | Sepp Straka has up and down Masters second round

Just when Sepp Straka found a groove during his second round Friday at the Masters, he lost just as quick. Through 16 holes, the former University of Georgia golfer carded five birdies and four bogies. After a pair of bogeys on Nos. 8 and 9, Straka reeled off birdies at Nos. 12, 13 and 15 before a bogey at 16 and briefly cracked the top 10 on the leaderboard.

He’s 1-under for the day and 3-under for the tournament after an opening-round 2-under par 70.

12:35 p.m. | U.S. Amateur champion Sam Bennett thrives in first Masters

U.S. Amateur champion Sam Bennett continued his red-hot run in his first Masters as the Texas A&M senior shot 2-under par on the first nine Friday to move to 6-under par for the tournament.

He's in fifth place on the leaderboard as he makes the turn.

On Thursday, Bennett shot a 68 in his first competitive round at Augusta National — as he opened with a birdie and eagle on his first two holes.

Bennett birdied the first again on Friday, as he hit his approach to 14 feet and rolled one in. He made his first bogey of the tournament at the par-3 fourth when he missed the green and failed to get up and down to save par.But he bounced back at the par-5 eighth, hitting his approach in front of the green and chipping up to a foot for a kick in birdie.

On the par-4 ninth, he laced a 316-yard drive to a perfect spot, and then lasered his 150-yard approach to two-feet for another easy birdie.

12:30 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler four-putts at Masters hole No. 9

Scottie Scheffler ran into trouble Friday on the green at No. 9.

The defending Masters champion needed four putts on the par 4, recording a double bogey to drop to 2-under for the tournament.

12:15 p.m. | Brooks Koepka, Jason Day top Masters leaderboard

Brooks Koepka and Jason Day keep firing birdies during the Masters second round. Koepka leads at 12-under after carding three birdies and an eagle on the par 5s Friday at Augusta National.

Day moved into second place at 8-under with birdies at Nos. 2, 3, 9 and 11.

Noon | Jordan Spieth moving up Masters leaderboard

A familiar name is moving up the leaderboard Friday at the Masters.

Jordan Spieth birdied two of his first three holes to open the second round to move into the top 10.

The 29-year-old 2015 Masters champion shot a 3-under 69 in Thursday's opening round. He said getting off to a strong start Friday would be important because weather could make for tough conditions later in the afternoon.

"Trying to get off to a good start (Friday) will be important because it might blow in when we have maybe four, five holes left, and obviously, the guys later in the day may have it a little bit tougher," he said. "But some of those good rounds were actually in front of us in our wave, and you imagine that those guys are going to push it even further."

Spieth has recorded top-three finishes in five of his past nine starts at Augusta National.

11:45 a.m. | Brooks Koepka is destroying par 5s at the Masters

Masters leader Brooks Koepka extended his lead to four shots in Friday's second round with a birdie at the par-5 13th. Koepka had three birdies and a bogey on the par 5s during Thursday's opening round at Augusta National.

On Friday, he birdied Nos. 2 and 13 and eagled No. 8.

11:35 a.m. | Jason Day bounces back at the Masters

Jason Day bounced back with a birdie on the par-4 No. 9, moving back into a tie for second place one hole after he dropped a shot with a bogey at 8.

Day is tied with Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm at 7-under, three shots off leader Brooks Koepka.

11:20 a.m. | Jason Day gives a shot back during Masters second round

Jason Day had struggles on the par-5 No. 8, one of the easier holes of the 2023 Masters Tournament.

Things started well with a 314-yard drive, followed by a 250-yard approach that missed to the right of the green. Things went downhill as he planted his club on a six-yard chip shot. His second attempt made it on the green, 12 feet from the cup. A two-put sealed the bogey for the Australian, dropping him to 6-under-par for the tournament.

Players in the field are 45-under-par on No. 8 for the tournament.

11:00 a.m. | Collin Morikawa birdies two out of four to start Masters second round

Collin Morikawa opened his second round Friday at the Masters with two birdies through the first four holes. After shooting a 3-under 69 Thursday, Morikawa is in fifth place on the leaderboard, five shots behind leader Brooks Koepka.

"Overall, though, the prep — I probably had some of the best prep I've had in my career so far these past few days," he said Thursday. "Obviously you've got to put it together in a tournament. Weren't quite able to make the putts and hit it as close. Overall felt really, really good."

10:30 a.m. | Masters leader Brooks Koepka eagles No. 8

Brooks Koepka eagled No. 8 to move to 10-under-par, increasing his lead to three shots.

Koepka split the fairway with his 304-yard drive on the 570-yard, par-5. His second shot went 250 yards and stopped 13 feet from the pin, where he drained the putt to increase his lead for the tournament. Players in the field are handling No. 8 well, sitting at 38-under-par for the tournament.

10:15 a.m. | Amateur Sam Bennett continues strong Masters start

Sam Bennett opened his second round Friday at the Masters with a birdie on the first hole.

The Texas A&M senior tied a Masters record Thursday for amateurs by shooting 4-under 32 on the first nine and finished the round with a 4-under par 68.

"I couldn't have dreamed of a better start," Bennett said. "I got out of the gates hot and then made a good one on No. 6, and from 6 on played steady golf. Hit a lot of good shots, give myself some looks, kept it under the hole. Bogey-free, that's something I love probably the most out of everything. To go around this place bogey-free is pretty cool."

9:45 a.m. | Jason Day joins in Masters round 2 birdie party

Jason Day added his name to the birdie list at Masters hole No. 2. He followed that with two more birdies on Nos. 3 and 4. At 7-under for the tournament, Day is tied for second, one shot behind leader Brooks Koepka.

9:15 a.m. | Brooks Koepka takes sole possession of the Masters lead

Brooks Koepka took sole possession of the lead at 8-under in the Masters on Friday with a birdie on hole No. 2. The 575-yard par-5 is playing as the second-easiest hole of the tournament with a scoring average of 4.65, including five eagles and 41 birdies.

Only the par-5 15th has a lower scoring average for the tournament.

7:00 a.m. | When do the Masters leaders tee off for Friday's second round?

Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka each shot a 67 in Thursday's first round at the Masters. Here is when each golfer is scheduled to tee off on Friday: Koepka: 8:18 a.m.; Hovland: 12:54 p.m.; Rahm: 1:18 p.m.

"I think maybe my tee time with the weather coming up, I think I might be able to squeak out a few more holes than everybody else before it starts dumping (rain)," Koepka said Thursday. "I would say that's probably the biggest advantage I've got going for me right now."

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Masters 2023 second round updates: Leaders Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm