Nine former Masters champs made the cut Friday, with two-time champ Scottie Scheffler leading the way at 5-under par, three off the lead, while five past winners made it right on the 2-over-par cutline.
Zach Johnson, Jon Rahm, Charl Schwartzel, Jordan Spieth and Danny Willett all narrowly made the cut Friday, each keeping their hopes alive of winning a second Masters. They're in a gaggle of 14 players tied for 40th at 2-over par.
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to reach 3-under par, as the 2021 champion rallied from a 1-over showing Thursday. Matsuyama is tied for 12th, along with Patrick Reed, who combined for rounds of 71 and 70 to open the tournament.
Bubba Watson (1-under) fired his best opening 36 holes at Augusta since 2020 (also 1-under), as he stands in a tie for 22nd.
Everyone is chasing Justin Rose (8-under par) who is the wire-to-wire 36-hole leader for the third time in his Masters career despite never having claimed a Green Jacket.
Masters champs who made the cut
- T5 Scottie Scheffler - 5-under
- T12 Hideki Matsuyama - 3-under
- T12 Patrick Reed - 3-under
- T22 Bubba Watson - 1-under
- T40 Zach Johnson - 2-over
- T40 Jon Rahm - 2-over
- T40 Charl Schwartzel - 2-over
- T40 Jordan Spieth - 2-over
- T40 Danny Willett - 2-over
Former Masters champs to miss the cut
Dustin Johnson (3-over), Bernhard Langer (3-over), Sergio Garcia (4-over), Fred Couples (4-over), Mike Weir (4-over), Adam Scott (5-over), Phil Mickelson (5-over), Jose Maria Olazabal (7-over) and Angel Cabrera (11-over) all missed the cut.
Former Masters champ tee times and groupings for Saturday's third round at the 2025 Masters
All times listed are ET
10 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Jordan Spieth
10:20 a.m.: Danny Willett, J.T. Poston
10:30 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Zach Johnson
11:10 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Charl Schwartzel
12:50 p.m.: Brian Harman, Bubba Watson
1:30 p.m.: Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama
2:10 p.m.: ...
