Day 2
Patrick Reed the man of the day with a Round of 66 and 9 under for the Tournament. Well done!
Leaderboard after Round 2
1 Patrick Reed -9
2 Marc Leishman -7
3 Henrik Stenson -5
4 Rory McIlroy -4
4 Jordan Spieth -4
6 Dustin Johnson -3
6 Justin Thomas -3
8 Tony Finau -2
8 Rickie Fowler -2
8 Louis Oosthuizen -2
8 Justin Rose -2
8 Bubba Watson -2
8 Charley Hoffman -2
14 Matt Kuchar -1
14 Cameron Smith -1
14 Jon Rahm -1
14 Bernd Wiesberger -1
Notable players
23 Haotong Li +1
28 Jason Day +2
35 Martin Kaymer +3
40 Bernhard Länger +4
40 Tiger Woods +4
46 Ian Poulter +5
46 Phil Mickelson +5
46 Paul Casey +5
MC
Danny Willett
Trevor Immelman
Alex Noren
Mike Weir
Angel Cabrera
Sergio Garcia
I guess some wanted to capitalize on Woods presence by trying to hype the fact that he was a contender but that was smoke and mirrors. The reality is that only 8% of major winners were over 40 and over 75% were under 35. We can see those odds reflected very well in the leaderboard where only one of the leaders is over 40 and the large majority are under 35. Woods may squeak out another win if he stays healthy but he is no longer a main contender just like Mickelson.
@Golem
Yes I was also a bit surprised about the 'Tiger' euphoria in the build-up although I guess it was more about the anticipation and excitement that he's back and obviously in a good shape, rather than winning the thing. Tigers record in 2018 wasn't too bad so far ( Honda Classics 12th, Arnold Palmer Invitational T5 and T2 at the Valspar Championship ) and I think he's on a good way if he stays pain - and injury free. Let's see but agreed. Very very tough winning a Major in the future!
3rd Round - Tee times ( HKT )
PM
10:00 - P. Casey
10:10 - M. Fitzpatrick, K. Aphibarnrat
10:20 - T. Hatton, P. Mickelson
10:30 - W. Simpson, X. Schauffele
10:40 - T. Woods, I. Poulter
10:50 - A. Scott, De Chambeau
11:00 - D. Ghim[A], B. Langer
11:10 - M. Kaymer, S.W. Kim
11:20 - B. Harman, D. Berger
11:30 - C. Reavie, K. Kisner
11:40 - B. Grace, J. Day
11:50 - F. Molinari, K. Stanley
AM
00:00 - R. Moore, J. Vegas
00:10 - S. Kodaira, F. Couples
00:30 - R. Cabrera Bello, V. Singh
00:40 - Haotong Li, R. Henley
00:50 - T. Fleetwood, A. Hadwin
01:00 - H. Matsuyama, Z. Johnson
01:10 - B. Wiesberger, J. Walker
01:20 - M. Kuchar, J. Rahm
01:30 - C. Hoffman, C. Smith
01:40 - J. Rose, B. Watson
01:50 - R. Fowler, L. Oosthuizen
02:00 - J. Thomas, T. Finau
02:10 - J. Spieth, D. Johnson
02:20 - H. Stenson, R. McIlroy
02:30 - P. Reed, M. Leishman
NowTV 670, CableTV FoxSports 1
03:00am live
Will be watching a few holes. Live coverage will be starting in 15 minutes. For Asian viewers it's almost impossible to follow the Masters. Golf watching on TV isn't exactly the kind of entertainment what keeps you easily awake Great tournament though
Leaderboard
1 Reed -9
2 Leishman-7
3 Watson -4
3 Fowler -4
3 Thomas -4
3 Spieth -4
3 Johnson -4
3 McIlroy -4
3 Stenson -4
Some great golf so far. Fowler & Rahm -4 and Bubba Watson 3 under today. Chasing the leader Patrick Reed. McIlroy with -2 and 6 under for the tournament. Great bunker shot