Masters Live Updates: Masters leaderboards, Jason Day, Round 2 tee times

And we’re back.

Due to inclement weather on Thursday morning that pushed the start of the first round back by 2 ½ hours, a number of players on Thursday didn’t complete their rounds.

So first round resumed at 7:50 a.m. ET on Friday, with ESPN picking up live coverage. The second round is scheduled to begin on time at 8 a.m. ET. Here is a look at all of the day’s tee times.

Recap: All the action from Day 1 of the Masters

Peter Malnati struggled to 82, keeps diary for Golfweek

Peter Malnati qualified for his first Masters by winning the Valspar Championship last month. The 36-year-old veteran hadn’t won in nearly nine years on the PGA Tour. He’s sharing a first-person account of his experience daily only at Golfweek.com.

In his opening round, Malnati struggled to an 82. Here’s some of what he said in today’s entry.

So, definitely not the Masters debut round that I was looking for, but like I said in the beginning, lots of gratitude for this first experience. I think this will serve me well. I don’t think this will be my last Masters. And this one’s not over yet either. I’m going to go out on Friday and try as I do every round to have a really good plan on the first shot and I’ll try to go execute them all as well as I can and just repeat that throughout the round. Easier said than done because the forecast is for blustery conditions and I know it’s going be tough in the wind. I am going to give it my all and go out and have a great day and build some positive momentum. Hopefully it’ll be enough to earn me a weekend tee time here but either way I’m going to have a positive day and build some positive momentum, some good mojo, coming from my first Masters appearance.

Augusta weather update for Friday; Woodland predicts ‘perfect’ weekend

The conditions at Augusta National should be much improved for both the players and patrons as the Masters moves into second-round play Friday.

After a rainy start, the showers and thunderstorms that blanketed Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday are expected to give way to sunshine as the course gets a chance to dry out a little. Of course, the abrupt weather changes are nothing new for this time of year in Georgia.

Golfers who began play in the morning in Thursday’s opening round will tee off later in the day on Friday, while the players with later tee times to start the tournament will get an earlier start in Round 2.

Here’s the latest forecast for Friday’s second round at the Masters.

The AccuWeather forecast for Augusta, Georgia, calls for mostly sunny skies and less humid conditions Friday, with virtually no chance of precipitation and a high around 73 degrees.

How does that translate to the weekend? Gary Woodland says it’ll be optimal.

“I think it’ll be right where we all want it. We all want it firm and fast. This golf course, like I said, going into (Thursday), it was as good as I’d ever seen it, and I think by this weekend it’ll be perfect,” Woodland said.

Max Homa in the hunt

When you play with Tiger Woods, you get bigger crowds, but less attention, if that makes any sense. Max Homa has thrived on the energy around the Woods group, and he dropped the day’s first birdie on the No, 16 to move to 5 under par. The California native sits just two shots behind leader Bryson DeChambeau.

Birdie on No. 16 for Max Homa; he reaches five under par. #themasterspic.twitter.com/vTnCsysk28

— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 12, 2024

What hole has traditionally been the toughest?

Rory McIlroy hits from the No. 11 fairway during a practice round for the 2024 Masters Tournament golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

The par-4 11th has historically been the toughest hole in relation to par, playing to a 4.303 average.

Known as White Dogwood, it was only the third-most difficult hole in 2023, and the hole has seen some changes in recent years.

For example:

1950: Masters tees relocated. Pond left of green built. Green reshaped.
1953: Two small bunkers added at rear of green.
1990: Green rebuilt due to flood damage.
1999: Green, pond and bunker complex adjusted.
2002: Masters tees moved back 30-35 yards and moved five yards to golfer’s right. Portion of fairway landing area recontoured.
2004: Pine trees (36) added to the right of the fairway.
2006: Masters tees moved back 10-15 yards. Trees added to the right side of the fairway and fairway shifted to the left.
2008: Several trees removed on right side of fairway and fairway widened.
2022: Masters tees moved back 15 yards and to the golfer’s left. Fairway recontoured and several trees removed on right side.

Finau got a patent for his Ping putter

Tony Finau accepting a patent certificate for a compact putter from Ping’s Tony Serrano. (Ping)

Tony Finau has been known to turn his putter, a Ping PLD Anser 2D, counter-clockwise in his hands and strike the ball with the toe-end of his putter, popping the ball onto the putting surface.

In fact, he loves the feeling shots like that create so much that he worked with designers and engineers at Ping to build a prototype putter that replicates the sensations of that shot and was just named as one of three people on a utility patent awarded to Ping (U.S. #11,911,670 B2) for a compact putter head. Tony Serrano, Ping’s principal putter design engineer, and John A. Solheim, the company’s president, are also on the patent.

Finau was presented with a patent certificate in Ping’s PGA Tour van on Wednesday outside the gates of Augusta National Golf Club.

Here’s more on the story.

Who might miss the cut at the 2024 Masters?

With only 89 players competing, the Masters has the smallest field of the four major championships. Even fewer make the cut, which will most likely come Friday night, assuming they can catch up after Thursday’s weather delay.

The top 50 players and ties make the cut at Augusta National Golf Club. It used to be top 50 and ties and those within 10 shots of the lead, but that rule was changed in 2020.

Jordan Spieth sat 2 over thru 11 holes, but posted a birdie at No. 13 early Friday and has plenty of golf ahead of him. The 2015 Masters champ has a pair of par 5s upcoming in the morning, so it wouldn’t be a shock to see Spieth move up the board a bit.

Here are some other notables flirting with the cutline at this point.

Jason Day’s clothes, not scores creating buzz

While Jason Day caught some heat for his clothing choices on the first day of the Masters, his play was steady consistent.

There might be some discourse about Jason Day’s Malbon scripting today. @PGATOURSMartin‘s face says it all pic.twitter.com/98gbvNgiS8

— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) April 12, 2024

During the opening rounds of the 2024 Masters, Day has paired with Tiger Woods and Max Homa.

Day posted a couple bogeys on the front during his opening round but rebounded with two birdies to get to even before the sun went down.

Tee times, Bryson DeChambeau

Leader Bryson DeChambeau goes off at 11:54 a.m. on Friday with Gary Woodland and Thorbjorn Olesen.

Here’s a look at all of the day’s tee times for Friday.