Friday at the Masters : Bubba da man !

The gates opened (7am) on another breathtakingly beautiful morning and play got under way at 7.45 with DA Points and Kevin Streelman taking the opening drives.

Weather :  Mostly sunny, high 79*f,  breeze SSW 13mph

Canadians :  Graham DeLaet MC 80  Mike Weir +1 73 72


Round 2

Bubba Watson surged to the Masters lead with a spree of birdies on the back side Friday, positioning him for a weekend run at his second green jacket in three years as he sparked the best run of the tournament so far when he stuck his tee shot at No. 12 within 3 feet of the cup. He tapped in for the first of five straight birdies that propelled him to a 4-under 68.

Even after making his second bogey of the tournament by missing a short putt at the 18th, Watson walked off with his second straight round in the 60s, a 7-under 137 total and a three-stroke lead, the biggest 36-hole advantage at Augusta since 2006. He became only the fifth player in Masters history to run off nothing but birdies from the 12th to 16th holes

Adam Scott got off to a rough start but rallied for 72. The Aussie was among those four shots back, still solidly in contention to become only the fourth back-to-back winner in Masters history.

Watson’s closest pursuer was Australia’s John Senden, who birdied 14 and 15 on his way to a 68 and 140 overall, 3 behind

Scott bogeyed three of the first five holes but wound up at 141. He was joined by Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, who birdied four of the last five holes for a 68; Sweden’s Jonas Blixt, who managed 71 despite a double-bogey at the 11th; and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, hardly looking like an Augusta rookie when he closed out 70 with a birdie at the tough finishing hole.

Five shots back with Fred Couples were Jimmy Walker, a three-time PGA Tour winner this season who shot 72, and Jim Furyk, whose 68 matched Watson, Senden and Bjorn for the best round of the day.

First-round leader Bill Haas staggered to a 78 – 10 shots higher than the day before, knocking him nine shots back.

Mike Weir shot an even par 72 Friday and is sitting in striking position at 1-over par. The first lefty to win the masters is tied for 21st. He had a unbelievable start to his round, 4-under thru 9 holes, but stumbled on his back 9, matching his four front-nine birdies with four back-nine bogeys.

He is paired with K.J. Choi for Saturday and tees off at 12:45pm (EDT).


Notables who MC : Graham DeLaet, Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald, Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Angel Cabrera and Charl Schwartzel were all headed home before the weekend


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