Justin Rose
Justin Rose

The Masters 2025 LIVE: Day two as it happened

Justin Rose leads the 2025 Masters at Augusta National by one stroke from LIV Golf recruit Bryson DeChambeau.

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England's Justin Rose leads the 2025 Masters after 36 holes.

Rose carded a 1-under 71 on Friday to reach the summit on 8-under par.

He leads 2024 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke. 

Rory McIlroy looked as though his bid to achieve the career grand slam was done and dusted for another year.

But the Ulsterman roared back into contention on day two with a 6-under 66.

Scottie Scheffler, the reigning champion, battled his way to an entertaining 71.

Tyrrell Hatton, Jason Day, Corey Conners, Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland are also inside the top 10.

Masters leaderboard

Pos

Player

Total

R1

R2

1

Justin Rose

-8

65

71

2

Bryson DeChambeau

-7

69

68

T3

Rory McIlroy

-6

72

66

T3

Corey Conners

-6

68

70

T5

Matt McCarty

-5

71

68

T5

Shane Lowry

-5

71

68

T5

Scottie Scheffler

-5

68

71

T5

Tyrrell Hatton

-5

69

70

T9

Rasmus Højgaard

-4

73

67

T9

Viktor Hovland

-4

71

69

T9

Jason Day

-4

70

70

T12

Sungjae Im

-3

71

70

T12

Ludvig Åberg

-3

68

73

11 Apr 2025
14:34
Rose pulled tee shot left on 3

Justin just pulled his 3rd tee shot into the patrons on the left hand side. Looks fairly open and should be trouble free from that spot despite missing the fairway.

14:30
Justin Rose birdies the 2nd hole

Our leader has made a quick start and birdied the 2nd hole getting up and down from the greenside bunker.

14:28
Rory still has some magic in him

Of all the disappointment Rory gave us yesterday there were some moments of brilliance.

14:25
Rose getting handsy with Augusta National

Our first round leader took to natual methods to remove the suncream from his hands

14:20
Charismatic sweater choice from Matthieu Pavon

Where can we get ourselves one of these?

Pavon
Pavon
14:12
Steady start from Rose

A steady par to start off round two for Justin Rose.

Rose
Rose
14:06
Freddie Couples with an easy warmup hack!
Freddie Couples On The Range
Freddie Couples On The Range
13:57
Masters leader Justin Rose is underway
Justin Rose
Justin Rose
13:50
Fleetwood's son is well media trained!

Can we take a moment to appreciate how good Tommy Fleetwood's son Frankie was in front of the cameras at the Par-3 Contest. 

Absolutely first class! 

13:37
How to make a pimento cheese sandwhich!

Here's how you can bring Augusta to your own kitchen for lunch...

13:11
Masters stat
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy

Not great news for Rory fans. 

The last 19 Masters champions, and 72 of the 88 all-time winners, have all been inside the top 11 after the opening round. 

13:09
Masters round two preview
13:08
Fire up the kettle and strap yourselves in for R2 updates

Fire up the kettle and strap yourselves in for day two updates of the second round of The Masters.

Not long now until Rory is underway....

13:06
Comical moment from R1

In case you missed it, here's Max Homa hitting his ball into a caddie in the group ahead during the first round. FORE! 

13:03
Welcome to LIVE Day 2 updates from The Masters

We're off and away in the second round of The Masters.

Justin Rose starts the day with the lead at 7-under par.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler lies ominously in second place on 4-under par alongside Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, who finished second on debut last year. 

Rory McIlroy threw it all away after a brilliant start on Thursday. He got to 4-under par thru 14 holes but then went double-par-double to somehow card a level-par 72.

McIlroy begins his second round at 9.58am local time, which is 2.58pm for UK fans. 

Can McIlroy can get back in the hunt for a first Green Jacket to complete the career grand slam? 

We won't have long to find out... 

00:57
Day one is in the books and here's how things stand...
Masters leaderboard: Round 1

1

Justin Rose

-7

F

-7

65

T2

Corey Conners

-4

F

-4

68

T2

Scottie Scheffler

-4

F

-4

68

T2

Ludvig Åberg

-4

F

-4

68

T5

Tyrrell Hatton

-3

F

-3

69

T5

Bryson DeChambeau

-3

F

-3

69

T7

Aaron Rai

-2

F

-2

70

T7

Harris English

-2

F

-2

70

T7

Jason Day

-2

F

-2

70

T7

Akshay Bhatia

-2

F

-2

70

View the full leaderboard here.

00:04
Rahm can't get anything to drop

Rahm +3 (17)

Just simply not his day. The 2023 green jacket winner watches his birdie putt from 11 feet at the 17th lip out. 

He marches quickly off the green. 

 

00:02
Justin Rose reaction

Justin Rose has been speaking to reporters about his fantastic start.

"It was a really good day's golf on a golf course that was a stern test," he said.  

"I think if you look at the overall leaderboard, [there are] not many low scores out there.

 "[I hit] a lot of quality shots, and [I am] delighted the way I played."

23:53
Aberg posts a 68

Great stuff from the Swede, who cards a 4-under 68 to open his 2025 Masters. 

Aberg is currently in a tie for second alongside Scottie Scheffler and Corey Conners. 

His playing partner, Akshay Bhatia, birdies 16, 17 and 18 to card a 2-under 70.

 

23:48
Bogey for DeChambeau

DeChambeau -3 (17)

It's a bogey for Bryson. 

One more to go. 

23:47
Rory McIlroy cards a 72

Rory McIlroy was in trouble at the 18th after he carved his tee shot right. 

His approach gets to the front of the green and he finally stops the bleeding by getting up and down for par with a neat cheap. 

Still, it will be interesting to see what he has to say after this. 

23:45
DeChambeau is struggling at the 17th

DeChambeau was going along nicely but he's hooked his tee shot down the left at the 17th. 

This is looking like at least one dropped shot... 

23:43
Viktor Hovland will be pleased

Viktor Hovland has been struggling with his form for a while. 

But a recent PGA Tour victory out of nowhere has given him some confidence.

He cards a 1-under 71, courtesy of three birdies in his final five holes.

23:39
Checking in on Xander

Xander Schauffele begins the 2025 Masters with a 1-over 73. 

 

23:35
McIlroy is throwing shots away

McIlroy E, Bhatia -1, Aberg -3 (17)

Bhatia and Aberg had realistic birdies chances at the 17th but it's only the American that converts. 

Meanwhile, McIlroy's short putt for a bogey misses high... 

That's another double. Four shots gone in three holes. Crikey.