Wyndham Clark, Justin Rose, Tyrrell Hatton make Friday morning leap at Masters
Apr 10, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Wyndham Clark walks onto the seventh green during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Wyndham Clark made his move on Friday, opening the second round at the Masters with three consecutive birdies and vaulting up the leaderboard with a 68.
Clark birdied the par-5 second hole and two more in succession, surging to 4 under for the tournament to join a handful of significant second-round movers at Augusta National. He has hit 86% of fairways in the first two rounds -- the field was closer to 70% upon completion of Clark's second round -- and 93% on his second 18.
Tyrrell Hatton had five holes left to play in his second round when Clark entered the clubhouse tied for third and up 14 spots from his first-round finish. Hatton had climbed 35 positions and was tied for fifth as of 1:45 p.m. ET.
Hatton had four birdies on the front.
Justin Rose jumped into a share of the lead at 5-under through 11 holes, knotting afternoon starters and co-leaders Sam Burns and Rory McIlroy. McIlroy and Rose were the final two in a playoff at Augusta National last year.
Rose bogeyed No. 12 and No. 1 but had four birdies on par-4s when he hit the par-5 13th with three more par-4s left in his second round.
Brooks Koepka was 3-under-par through 13 holes on Friday and tied for fifth with Hatton, Shane Lowry, Jason Day and Patrick Reed when Clark's round wrapped up.
First-round co-leaders Burns and McIlroy were not yet on the course.
--Field Level Media
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