Gabe Zaldivar USA TODAY9 hours ago
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A relaxed Rory McIlroy is a dangerous man at the Masters in 2026.
After finishing tied atop the Round 1 leaderboard at 5-under, McIlroy finished Round 2 with a 7-under par 65 to move to 12-under for the tournament and hold a commanding six-stroke lead into the weekend.
The April 10 round was McIlroy’s second-best career round at Augusta National Golf Course, and featured nine birdies to two bogies. Most impressively, McIlroy finished the round with four consecutive birdies to distance himself from the field.
The defending champion entered the tournament’s first round on April 9 with a little bit of a shaky start with a bogey on three. But it was lights out after. Three straight birdies starting on 13, which helped the golfer to a 5-under 67 on day one.
USA TODAY followed Rory McIlroy’s Masters round live with real‑time scoring, leaderboard position, tee times and Round 2 shot‑by‑shot updates.
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Masters 2026 leaderboard: Rory McIlroy leads after Round 2
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1: Rory McIlroy -12
2 (tie): Patrick Reed, Sam Burns -6
4 (tie): Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry -5
Rory McIlroy Masters Round 2 score: -12 (final)
McIlroy finished Round 2 with a 7-under par 65, moving to 12-under for the tournament and extending his lead to six strokes.
You can get the latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.
Rory McIlroy Round 2 score, hole by hole
- No. 1: Par 4 (-5)
- No. 2: Birdie 4 (-6)
- No. 3: Birdie 3 (-7)
- No. 4: Birdie 2 (-8)
- No. 5: Bogey 5 (-7)
- No. 6: Par 3 (-7)
- No. 7: Par 4 (-7)
- No. 8: Par 4 (-7)
- No. 9: Par 5 (-7)
- No. 9: Par 4 (-7)
- No. 10: Bogey 5 (-6)
- No. 11: Par 4 (-6)
- No. 12: Birdie 2 (-7)
- No. 13: Birdie 4 (-8)
- No. 14: Par 4 (-8)
- No. 15: Birdie 4 (-9)
- No. 16: Birdie 2 (-10)
- No. 17: Birdie 3 (-11)
- No. 18: Birdie 3 (-12)
Rory McIlroy tee time: Golfer start time, pairings
McIlory will have a bit of a wait to tee off on Friday. Here is his start time and his group.
1:44 p.m. ET – Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a)
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Where to watch the Masters: TV channel, streaming Friday
All main feed coverage for all four days can also be found on Masters.com and the Masters App. Here’s a breakdown of the main broadcast schedule for the 2026 Masters:
- Prime Video: 1-3 p.m. ET
- ESPN/ESPN App: 3-7:30 p.m. ET
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Masters Tournament 2026: How to watch, TV channel, live stream
Prime Video makes its debut as a Masters broadcaster this year and will carry the event for the first time ever with two hours of streaming coverage for the first and second rounds. ESPN will provide linear cable coverage for those two days, picking up where Amazon Prime leaves off.
On the weekend, CBS will again handle the main feed for the Masters. The first two hours of coverage on Saturday and Sunday will air exclusively on Paramount+, before the network takes over for the remainder of each round.
All main feed coverage for all four days can also be found on Masters.com and the Masters App. Here’s a breakdown of the main broadcast schedule for the 2026 Masters:
Watch The Masters on Prime Video
All times Eastern.
Thursday and Friday (April 9-10)
- Prime Video: 1-3 p.m.
- ESPN/ESPN App: 3-7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (April 11-12)
- Paramount+: Noon-2 p.m.
- CBS/Paramount+: 2-7 p.m.
2026 Masters odds: Favorites at Augusta
All odds via BetMGM on Thursday evening, April 9.
Favorites
- 1. Rory McIlroy (+280)
- 2. Scottie Scheffler (+400)
- 3. Xander Schauffele (+1000)
- 4. Sam Burns (+1200)
Masters predictions: Sleeper picks at Augusta
USA TODAY Sports’ Jon Hoefling offered up a trio of sleepers plus one intriguing long shot who have the talent to buck the odds and put on a green jacket if things break their way ahead of the first round.
Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)
Fleetwood is someone who often gets glossed over when discussing the best golfers in the world, but he’s been consistently good at Augusta the last eight years, finishing in the top-25 in five of those tournaments, including a tie for third place in 2024. He tends to play up at Augusta and is fresh off winning the Tour Championship in 2025.
Patrick Reed (+3300)
Patrick Reed won the Masters back in 2018, so he knows what it takes to get the green jacket. Of course, his presence on the LIV Tour for the last few years certainly hasn’t helped his chances. He might be a little too used to playing in three-day tournaments at this point. However, Reed is different.
In the seven Masters Tournaments since his victory, he’s finished top-12 or better in five of them, and that includes a top-10 finish in three of his last five Masters appearances. A bet on Reed to finish in the top-20 could pay out massively.
Jordan Spieth (+3300)
It’s been just over 10 years since Spieth won the green jacket at Augusta, and he’s been inconsistent ever since. Five years ago, he tied for third. Four years ago, he missed the cut. Three years ago, he tied for fourth. Two years ago, he missed the cut. Last year, he tied for 14th.
Sure, the pattern would indicate that he’s due for some regression in 2026, but streaks are meant to be broken and Spieth has played in this tournament enough to warrant some confidence that he can still do well. After all, he’s finished top-25 in more than half of the events he’s played this year.
