The second round of The Masters concluded on Saturday (April 8) morning with Brooks Koepka securing the top position. He finished the second round with a scoring deficit of five to make it a total of under 12. He will start the third round with a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm.
52 golfers made the cut in the second round and will be playing the last two rounds to win the green jacket.
Fred Couples created history at Augusta this year by making the cut at the age of 63. Tiger Woods also made the cut for the 23rd time. He finished with a score of 3. The projected cut was recorded to be over 2 on Friday (April 7) after the game was suspended but was increased to three as the second round proceeded.
Current world No. 2 Rory McIlroy missed the cut while Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the tournament after playing 17 holes. Justin Thomas also missed the cut after finishing with a score of 4.
Defending Champion Scottie Scheffler finished with a score deficit of one. He will start the third round 11 shots behind leader Brooks Koepka. Sam Bennett is making headlines after becoming the first amateur golfer to finish in the top 3 after the 36 holes at The Masters.
Masters 2023: Round 2 leaderboard
Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, and Viktor Hovland have topped the leaderboard after the opening round. However, Koepka maintained the top position while Rahm slipped down to second place and Hovland is sharing fourth place with Collin Morikawa.
Here's the full leaderboard for the Masters second round:
- 1. Brooks Koepka
- 2. Jon Rahm
- 3. Sam Bennett
- T4. Viktor Hovland
- T4. Collin Morikawa
- T6. Cameron Young
- T6. Sam Burns
- T6. Jordan Spieth
- T6. Jason Day
- T10. Russell Henley
- T10. Shane Lowry
- T10. Justin Rose
- T10. Gary Woodland
- T10. Phil Mickelson
- T10. Joaquin Niemann
- T16. Hideki Matsuyama
- T16. Patrick Reed
- T16. K H Lee
- T16. Ryan Fox
- T20. Adam Scott
- T20. Cameron Young
- T20. Keegan Bradley
- T20. Xander Schauffele
- T20. Tom Kim
- T20. Harris English
- T20. Matt Fitzpatrick
- T28. Harold Varner III
- T28. Sepp Straka
- T28. Dustin Johnson
- T28. Scottie Scheffler
- T28. Tony Finau
- T28. Tommy Fleetwood
- T28. Sahith Theegala
- T28. Abraham Ancer
- T36. Mito Pereira
- T36. Chris Kirk
- T36. Tyrell Hatton
- T36. Max Homa
- T40. Taylor Moore
- T40. Si Woo Kim
- T40. Zach Johnson
- T40. Fred Couples
- T40. Mackenzie Hughes
- T40. Seamus Power
- T46. Talor Gooch
- T46. Keith Mitchell
- T46. JT Poston
- T49. Scott Stallings
- T49. Charlie Schwartzel
- T49. Billy Horschel
- T49. Thomas Pieters
- T49. Tiger Woods
- T49. Sungjae Im
Masters 2023: Round 3 tee times
The third round of The Masters will start at 11:30 am ET with Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Smith starting on the first tee while Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, and Dustin Johnson start the game on the tenth hole.
Here are The Masters round 3 tee times:
1st tee
- 11:30 a.m. : Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Smith
- 11:42 a.m. :Tom Kim, Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele
- 11:54 a.m. : Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 12:06 p.m. : K.H. Lee, Ryan Fox, Patrick Reed
- 12:18 p.m. : Justin Rose, Russell Henley, Shane Lowry
- 12:30 p.m. : Gary Woodland, Phil Mickelson, Joaquin Niemann
- 12:42 p.m. :Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Young
- 12:54 p.m. : Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Jason Day
- 1:06 p.m. : Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Sam Bennett
10th tee
- 11:30 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, Dustin Johnson
- 11:42 a.m. : Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau
- 11:54 a.m. :Sahith Theegala, Abraham Ancer, Mito Pereira
- 12:06 p.m. :Tyrrell Hatton, Max Homa, Chris Kirk
- 12:18 p.m. :Taylor Moore, Si Woo Kim, Zach Johnson
- 12:30 p.m. :Fred Couples, Mackenzie Hughes, Seamus Power
- 12:42 p.m. :J.T. Poston, Talor Gooch, Keith Mitchell
- 12:54 p.m. :Charl Schwartzel, Billy Horschel, Scott Stallings
- 1:06 p.m. :Thomas Pieters, Tiger Woods, Sungjae Im