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Masters 2017 Leaderboard Round 2: Friday Scores, Highlights And More

Dustin Johnson was forced to withdraw from the 2017 Masters at Augusta on Thursday just before his afternoon tee time in the opening round.

Masters 2017 Round 2 Recap, Highlights, And Leaderboard

Johnson and his team had seemed sure on Wednesday he would be fine to play on Thursday after the 32-year-old American and World No. 1 golfer injured his lower back and elbows while falling down a short flight of stairs.

Charley Hoffman (-3) maintains the lead in the second round, though he’s falling off slightly. The 40-year-old American is, however, +3 for the day largely due to three straight bogeys early in the round.

Hoffman finished Round 1 with a 4-shot lead, the biggest advantage after just one round at Augusta in 62 years. Hoffman is playing in his fourth Masters, and has had much success in the tournament. He’s finished in the top 30 in all three previous events, including in 2015 when he opened the tournament with a 67 that had him tied for second behind eventual champion Jordan SpiethHoffman ended up tied for ninth that year.

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Phil Mickelson (-1) started off the 2017 Masters strong, and is tied for fourth. Meanwhile, other top players like Spieth (+3), Jason Day (+2), Rickie Fowler (+1) and Rory McIlroy (E) all had varying performances on Thursday. McIlroy is the favorite to win this year’s Masters. Englishman Danny Willett won last year’s Masters after Spieth fell apart in the final round. Spieth recently said Johnson was the man to beat at Augusta this year.

Here is the recap of the first round on Thursday:

 Spaniard Sergio Garcia, meanwhile, remains in contention after finishing with 69 and recording six birdies and three bogies. Here is the 70th-ranked 37-year-old faired on Friday:

Here’s a great putt from Rickie Fowler on Friday:

And here are the highlights from early-afternoon play on Friday:

Here is an interesting statistic common to all Masters winners from the last 11 years, and how it relates to this year’s opening round at Augusta:

And finally, here is the full leaderboard for second-round play:

Leaderboard: Masters Tournament — Round 2 (Friday)

POS. PLAYER NAME SCORE HOLE
1 Sergio Garcia -4 18
1 Charley Hoffman -4 18
3 Rickie Fowler -3 8
4 William McGirt -2 18
5 Fred Couples -1 8
5 Thomas Pieters -1 9
5 Adam Scott -1 10
5 Jon Rahm -1 17
5 Phil Mickelson -1 5
5 Justin Rose -1 5
5 Ryan Moore -1 18
12 Rory McIlroy Par 17
13 Matt Kuchar +1 18
13 Soren Kjeldsen +1 12
13 Matthew Fitzpatrick +1 7
13 Jason Day +1 5
17 Paul Casey +2 8
17 Charl Schwartzel +2 18
17 Marc Leishman +2 17
17 Andy Sullivan +2 10
21 Russell Henley +3 16
21 Brian Stuard +3 12
21 Ernie Els +3 18
21 Stewart Hagestad +3 13
21 Lee Westwood +3 18
21 Adam Hadwin +3 11
21 Jason Dufner +3 18
21 Kevin Chappell +3 12
29 Tommy Fleetwood +4 10
29 Steve Stricker +4 18
29 Bill Haas +4 17
29 Jordan Spieth +4 6
29 Sean O’Hair +4 11
29 Larry Mize +4 12
29 Pat Perez +4 18
29 Brendan Steele +4 14
29 Rafael Cabrera-Bello +4 6
29 Brooks Koepka +4 7
29 Hideki Matsuyama +4 7
29 Jimmy Walker +4 16
41 Francesco Molinari +5 9
41 Jeung-hun Wang +5 7
41 Scott Piercy +5 12
41 Justin Thomas +5 17
41 Martin Kaymer +5 6
41 Daniel Summerhays +5 15
41 Brandt Snedeker +5 5
41 Kevin Kisner +5 10
41 Branden Grace +5 7
41 Zach Johnson +5 11
41 Byeong-Hun An +5 18
41 Louis Oosthuizen +5 10
41 Emiliano Grillo +5 18
41 Bernd Wiesberger +5 18
55 Billy Hurley III +6 14
55 Curtis Luck +6 18
55 Ross Fisher +6 18
55 Kevin Na +6 8
55 James Hahn +6 18
60 Jim Furyk +7 12
60 Bubba Watson +7 16
60 Chris Wood +7 18
60 Russell Knox +7 8
60 Danny Willett +7 18
60 Shane Lowry +7 18
60 Yuta Ikeda +7 18
60 J.B. Holmes +7 10
68 Rod Pampling +8 18
68 Henrik Stenson +8 18
68 Alexander Noren +8 18
68 Daniel Berger +8 9
68 Trevor Immelman +8 14
68 Webb Simpson +8 18
68 Si-woo Kim +8 6
75 Brad Dalke +9 18
75 Gary Woodland +9 10
75 Patrick Reed +9 18
75 Jose Maria Olazabal +9 18
75 Jhonattan Vegas +9 14
75 Bernhard Langer +9 18
75 Vijay Singh +9 18
75 Mike Weir +9 13
75 Hudson Swafford +9 18
84 Angel Cabrera +10 18
84 Ian Woosnam +10 18
86 Hideto Tanihara +12 17
86 Mark O’Meara +12 18
88 Scott Gregory +13 12
88 Roberto Castro +13 18
90 Sandy Lyle +14 12
90 Tyrrell Hatton +14 18
92 Mackenzie Hughes +15 18
93 Tito Gana +17 18
WD Dustin Johnson

We’ll see soon enough whether Garcia maintains his lead, and whether Spieth, Day, McIlroy and Fowler rise in the standings in the next round on Saturday.

Round 3 begins Saturday morning at 10 a.m. EST, and will air on CBS Sports Network and be live-streamed on CBSSports.com and simulcast on Masters.com.

AUGUSTA, GA – APRIL 07: Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his shot from the fourth tee during the second round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2017 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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