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Happy Friday, everyone! The second round of the 2025 Masters is underway, and I hope you’ll follow along with us on our live blog. Let’s get right to it.
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JUSTIN ROSE AND SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
The top of the leaderboard after one round of the 2025 Masters features an extremely common name … and then several big names behind him. Justin Rose, who just got his second round started, fired a 7-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead over Scottie Scheffler and others through 18 holes. Here’s where the top of the Masters leaderboard stood overnight:
- 1. Justin Rose (-7)
- T2. Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Åberg, Corey Conners (-4)
- T5. Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton (-3)
- T7. Jason Day, Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Aaron Rai (-2)
This is the eighth time Rose has led or co-led after a round at the Masters, most by any player who has never donned the famed green jacket. He’ll have a whole host of talented players to hold off, most notably Scheffler, who put himself in a great spot with an impressive,…
