Justin Rose went low over the first 18 holes at the 2021 Masters and sat four shots clear of the field at 7 under before Friday's Round 2 got underway. The Augusta National course has been firm and fast, creating problems for most star golfers in the field, but Rose was completely unaffected by shooting 6 under on the second nine to bounce back from an uneven start.
As for whether anyone will actually catch Rose, that remains to be seen. Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama both sit at 3 under, but less than 15% of the field is below even after 18 holes. That gives Rose a clear advantage as he looks to grow his lead and others try to avoid missing the cut at the first major tournament of 2021.
With one quarter of the championship in the books, attention now firmly turns to Friday's second round. There's plenty of intrigue in the middle of the pack, including from Jordan Spieth, who shot a triple bogey on Thursday but nevertheless remains in the top 10 entering his second 18 holes thanks to a steady hand on the second nine. Perhaps he will make a Day 2 run and go after back-to-back events following his Texas Open win last week.
Let's take a look at all 30 groups that will continue play on Friday at the 85th Masters, and be sure to follow our live leaderboard coverage of the Masters along with our comprehensive viewer's guide. All times Eastern
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2021 Masters tee times, Friday pairings
8 a.m. -- Vijay Singh, Martin Laird
8:12 a.m. -- Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Brian Gay
8:24 a.m. -- Carlos Ortiz, Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Wiesberger
8:36 a.m. -- Mike Weir, C.T. Pan, Robert MacIntyre
8:48 a.m. -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Matt Wallace, Lanto Griffin
9 a.m. -- Victor Perez, Jason Kokrak, Marc Leishman
9:12 a.m. -- Fred Couples, Francesco Molinari, Charles Osborne
9:24 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Kevin Na, Gary Woodland
9:36 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar
9:48 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer
10:06 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler
10:18 a.m. -- Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick
10:30 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa
10:42 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas
10:54 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa
11:06 a.m. -- Michael Thompson, Hudson Swafford
11:18 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli
11:30 a.m. -- Ian Woosnam, Jim Herman, Stewart Cink
11:42 a.m. -- Sebastian Munoz, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb
11:54 a.m. -- Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Joe Long
12:12 p.m. -- Brian Harman, Ian Poulter, Brendon Todd
12:24 p.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Si Woo Kim, Corey Conners
12:36 p.m. -- Danny Willett, Joaquin Niemann, Kevin Kisner
12:48 p.m. -- Jason Day, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Champ
1:00 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Abraham Ancer
1:12 p.m. -- Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland
1:24 p.m. -- Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:36 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Tyler Strafaci
1:48 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy
2 p.m. -- Patrick Reed, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey
