Scottie Scheffler reflects on his opening round at the Masters
Scottie Scheffler opens strong at 2025 Masters with a 4-under first round.
The Masters
The 89th edition of the Masters Tournament moves into the second round on Friday, when the field will be narrowed down to the top 50 golfers (including ties) for the weekend.
Justin Rose (-7) is atop the 2025 Masters leaderboard after Thursday’s first round, but tournament favorites Scottie Scheffler (-4), Ludvig Åberg (-4) and Bryson DeChambeau (-3) are among those in close pursuit after promising performances during the opening 18 holes. On the other end of the spectrum, LIV Golf regulars Jon Rahm (+3) and Phil Mickelson (+3) are among the notable names off to slow starts and in danger of missing the projected cut line at this year’s Masters.
USA TODAY Sports will provide complete coverage of all the action during Friday’s second round at Augusta National Golf Course. Follow along for live updates here:
Masters 2025 leaderboard: Live updates
Here’s the current Masters leaderboard as second-round action gets underway on Friday.
1. Justin Rose: -8 (2)T2. Scottie Scheffler: -4 (1:23 p.m. ET)T2. Ludvig Åberg: -4 (9:58 a.m. ET)T2. Corey Conners: -4 (12:22 p.m. ET)T5. Bryson DeChambeau: -3 (10:15 a.m. ET)T5. Tyrrell Hatton: -3 (1:34 p.m. ET)T7. Jason Day: -2 (1:12 p.m. ET)T7. Aaron Rai: -2 (12 p.m. ET)T7. Harris English: -2 (12:11 p.m. ET)T7. Akshay Bhatia: -2 (9:58 p.m. ET)
You can get the latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.
Where to watch Masters 2025: TV Channel, streaming Friday
TV coverage of the Masters begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN with coverage live via streaming on Masters.com, the Masters app and Fubo, which is offering a free trial. Select holes and groups will also be available via ESPN+.
TV channel: ESPN (starting at 3 p.m. ET)Live stream: Masters.com, ESPN+ and Fubo (Fubo offers a free trial subscription) starting at 8:45 a.m. ET
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After his brilliant first round, Masters leader Justin Rose is off to another good start on Friday. He just birdied No. 2 to take a four-shot lead on the field. The rest of the top 10 on the current leaderboard have yet to tee off.
The first group of Friday’s second round at the 2025 Masters featuring Cam Davis, Rafael Campos and Austin Eckroat has started from the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club. First-round leader Justin Rose, along with notable former major winners and contenders like Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, also tee off in the morning.
Justin Rose leads the field after Round 1 after shooting a 7-under 65. Rose finished his opening round with a bogey on 18 after seven birdies through 17 holes. It’s the fifth time he has led The Masters after the first round, which is a tournament record.
Rose sits three strokes up on the rest of the field. While Rose could not match the Masters record of 63 in a round (Nick Price, 1986 and Greg Norman, 1996), Rose’s three-stroke lead is actually greater than Norman had in 1996, as Phil Mickelson shot an opening round 65 to give himself a two-stroke deficit heading into Round 2 that year.
Masters 2025: Friday’s Round 2 tee times, groups
Notable tee times. For a full list of tee times, you can find Friday’s starts here.
All times Eastern.
7:40 a.m. — Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat7:51 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk8:02 a.m. — José María Olazábal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell8:13 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (A)8:24 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout8:35 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (A)8:52 a.m. — Max Homa, Justin Rose, J.J. Spaun9:03 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (A)9:14 a.m. — Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger9:25 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Højgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick9:36 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im9:47 a.m. — Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland9:58 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia10:15 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry10:26 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood10:37 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns10:48 a.m. — Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire10:59 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Højgaard11:10 a.m. — Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young11:21 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk11:38 a.m. — Danny Willett, Nicolas Echavarria, Davis Thompson11:49 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (A)12 p.m. — Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai12:11 p.m. — Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith12:22 p.m. — Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger12:33 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An12:50 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap1:01 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Joaquín Niemann, Min Woo Lee1:12 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley1:23 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (A)1:34 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton1:45 p.m. — Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry
Weather forecasts are according to the Weather Channel:
Friday, April 11: Sunshine and clouds mixed with a 15% chance of rain. There is a marginal risk of severe weather. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Low: 48F; High: 72FSaturday, April 12: Mostly sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds and a 5% chance for rain. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Low: 45F; High: 68FSunday, April 13: Mainly sunny with a 2% chance of rain. Winds NW 5 mph. Low: 53F; High: 74F
All odds via BetMGM on Friday, April 11.
1) Scottie Scheffler: +2252) Ludvig Aberg: +6003) Justin Rose: +7504) Bryson DeChambeau: +8005) Rory McIlroy: +12006) Corey Conners: +16007) Tyrrell Hatton: +2500T8) Akshay Bhatia: +4000T8) Collin Morikawa: +4000T8) Shane Lowry: +4000
Here are some predictions made ahead of the Masters.
Mark Giannotto, USA TODAY: Collin Morikawa
“Morikawa currently ranks second behind only McIlroy in strokes gained tee-to-green in 2025. It’s perhaps gone under the radar because Morikawa is searching for his first win in more than 18 months and fell short again with a chance to win this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. But he has three top-10 finishes in five starts this season, in addition to winning the PGA Championship and British Open previously. Maybe he’s ready to prove his mettle at The Masters.”
DraftKings Network: Xander Schauffele
“Schauffele started this season late due to a rib injury and, after looking rusty in his first two starts, came alive at the Valspar Championship … gaining an eye-popping 11.2 strokes on approach at the Copperhead Course. This number set a career-high for Schauffele … The 31-year-old is notorious for playing his best golf at major championships and Schauffele is a very intriguing early bet at this number.”
BetMGM: Ludvig Aberg
“Aberg came extremely close to ending the Masters debutant winless run last April, ultimately settling for a runner-up finish. Illness plagued Aberg in late January through February, but a win at the Genesis should give hope to those considering backing Aberg at the Masters. That week, Aberg gained 10 strokes tee-to-green, the third-best output of his entire career.”
Make no mistake, the Masters is a colossus whether LIV exists or not. To golfers and hardcore fans, it’s special because it’s a major. To the common sports viewer who watches this tournament and maybe a few others, it’s the visual effects – the sparkling white sand, the vividly pink flowers, the perfectly mowed grass − that inspire imagination and awe.
But the PGA Tour-LIV split has made this week something different, even a level above what the Masters was before. Golf fans just don’t get many tournaments like this anymore. That’s a sad commentary on the state of the game but another layer of mystique for a 365-acre tract of Georgia land that was already the biggest thing in the sport. — Dan Wolken
The traditional Augusta National staples will all cost the same as they did last year. In fact, the price of the egg salad and pimento cheese sandwiches hasn’t gone up since 2002.
Egg Salad: $1.50Pimento Cheese: $1.50Masters Club: $3.00Pork Bar-B-Que: $3.00Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich: $3.00
Beverages, too, remain the same as last year.
Soft drinks: $2.00Iced tea/bottled water: $2.00Beer/wine: $6.00
Augusta National also serves a special wheat ale called “Crow’s Nest,” which replaced Blue Moon ale in 2021 and also sells for $6.00. — Steve Gardner
Experts from Golfweek and the USA TODAY Network had thoughts on longshots ahead of the Masters action. Here is who they picked.
Adam Schupak, Golfweek: Will Zalatoris (+5000)Beth Ann Nichols, Golfweek: Corey Conners (+5000)Cameron Jourdan, Golfweek: Corey Conners (+5000)David Dusek, Golfweek: Sepp Straka (+5500)Jason Lusk, Golfweek: Shane Lowry (+3300)Tim Schmitt, Golfweek: Sergio García (+6600)Will Cheney, Augusta Chronicle: Akshay Bhatia (+6600)Dan Spears, USA TODAY Network: Tom Kim (+10000)Todd Kelly, Golfweek: Nick Taylor (+30000)
