The second round of the Masters wrapped up on Friday, with Justin Rose narrowly holding onto the lead he entered the day with. He has Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau right behind him going into the weekend.
Here are some takeaways from Friday’s second-round action.
Rory McIlroy bounces back
Every year at the Masters seems like a replay for McIlroy. It usually begins with a terrible Thursday that puts him into a hole and is following by a gradual progression back up the leaderboard just in time for him to fall agonizingly short by Sunday.
After a meltdown finish on Thursday, McIlroy had a stellar showing on Friday that saw him shoot a 66 to climb back up to third-place on the leaderboard.
He enters the weekend two shots back of leader Rose (8-under) and one shot back of DeChambeau in the second-place spot.
While McIlroy has had some truly dreadful opening rounds in Augusta, he has still had his share of bounce-back rounds.
Friday was one of those.
