Masters TV Schedule 2015: Tee Times, Coverage and Live Stream Info for Friday
Friday, the field nips at Jordan Spieth's heels after his borderline-historic start at Augusta.
Favorable conditions produced a wealth of strong showings Thursday, including the 21-year-old's eight-under 64, one stroke shy of a course record. Impressive, but four players sit three strokes back and two more sit four off the lead.
Over the course of four days, things ebb and flow as weather, the course and player form change, so don't expect the current leader to just run away with things.
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Instead, look for one of the deepest fields in recent memory to keep pace, if not close the gap. It starts Friday morning, so be sure to dust up on all the pertinent information.
2015 Masters Day 2 Schedule
| Friday, April 10 | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Live Stream: Above coverage at WatchESPN.com. Masters Live provides live streams beginning at 10:45 a.m. ET, courtesy of CBS Sports.
Day 2 Tee Times
| 10:52 a.m. | Charley Hoffman | Brian Harman | |
| 11:03 a.m. | Larry Mize | Danny Willett | Byron Meth |
| 11:14 a.m. | Tom Watson | Gary Woodland | Camilo Villegas |
| 11:25 a.m. | Mike Weir | Ben Crane | Corey Conners |
| 11:36 a.m. | Vijay Singh | Russell Henley | Darren Clarke |
| 11:47 a.m. | Jose Maria Olazabal | Brendon Todd | Kevin Na |
| 12:09 p.m. | Jonas Blixt | Kevin Streelman | Stephen Gallacher |
| 12:20 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Keegan Bradley | Ian Poulter |
| 12:31 p.m. | Miguel Angel Jimenez | Lee Westwood | Anirban Lahiri |
| 12:42 p.m. | Bubba Watson | Justin Rose | Gunn Yang |
| 12:53 p.m. | Adam Scott | Dustin Johnson | Antonio Murdaca |
| 1:04 p.m. | Morgan Hoffman | Steve Strticker | Matt Every |
| 1:15 p.m. | Ben Crenshaw | Bill Haas | Jason Dufner |
| 1:26 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Hideki Matsuyama | Paul Casey |
| 1:37 p.m. | Charl Schwartzel | Joost Luiten | Sang-moon Bae |
| 1:48 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Rory McIlroy | Ryan Moore |
| 1:59 p.m. | J.B. Holmes | Martin Kaymer | Brandt Snedeker |
| 7:45 a.m. | Ian Woosnam | Erik Compton | Marc Leishman |
| 7:56 a.m. | Trevor Immelman | Kevin Stadler | Scott Harvey |
| 8:07 a.m. | Ben Martin | Robert Streb | Cameron Tringale |
| 8:18 a.m. | Sandy Lyle | Seung-yul Noh | Bradley Neil |
| 8:29 a.m. | Bernhard Langer | Bernd Wiesberger | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 8:40 a.m. | Zach Johnson | Jim Furyk | Ernie Els |
| 8:51 a.m. | Angel Cabrera | Louis Oosthuizen | Matias Dominguez |
| 9:02 a.m. | Mark O'Meara | Chris Kirk | Shane Lowry |
| 9:13 a.m. | Padraig Harrington | Ryan Palmer | Thomas Bjorn |
| 9:24 a.m. | Jams Hahn | Mikko Illonen | Hunter Mahan |
| 9:35 a.m. | Matt Kuchar | Brooks Koepka | Graeme McDowell |
| 9:57 a.m. | Jordan Spieth | Henrik Stenson | Billy Horschel |
| 10:08 a.m. | Fred Couples | Branden Grace | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 10:19 a.m. | Luke Donald | Victor Dubuisson | John Senden |
| 10:30 a.m. | Tiger Woods | Jamie Donaldson | Jimmy Walker |
| 10:41 a.m. | Jason Day | Sergio Garcia | Rickie Fowler |
Full list available at PGATour.com.
Friday's Top Groups to Watch
Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Gunn Yang
Last year's winner at Augusta and owner of two green jackets in his last three attempts is within striking distance of Spieth.
Granted, players historically don't defend their titles well at Augusta, but Bubba Watson appears to be on solid footing with one day in the books.
After a top-three finish in two of his last three starts on this year's tour, Watson hit the ground running at Augusta, shooting four birdies and three bogeys to come in at one-under 71. For him, the issues came on a pair of four three-putts.
"I missed three greens," Watson said, per USA Today's Nancy Armour. "I missed the first hole and 17 and 18. So other than that, I just didn't make any putts. So I'm right there."
Watson's running mate, Justin Rose, doesn't feature a matching strong resume at Augusta, although he does feature top-25 placements in each of his last four times out.
It didn't stop the 34-year-old from shredding the course Thursday. Rose came out hot, firing three birdies on the front nine and as many on the back end, with just a bogey on No. 11 to blemish his five-under 67 mark.
For his part, the day couldn't have gone any better, as BBC Sports captures:
There's no doubt both men have the talent and momentum to put together a second strong showing to stay near or at the top of the leaderboard before cuts.
For Watson, another green jacket might be in sight. For Rose, a long-awaited one, for now, is right in front of him.
Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler
Say hello to the most interesting Friday group.
Rickie Fowler is the weak point for now, which shouldn't be a shock if taking recent form into account—before Augusta, he placed 71st at the Shell Houston Open.
Fowler's struggles continued Thursday, where he started strong with two birdies but bogeyed three of the next five holes and recorded one of each on the back nine to land at one-over 73.
Of course, a poor opening-round showing doesn't mean Fowler can't get back into things. Folks know he's dangerous at Augusta after finishing tied for fifth one year ago.
Speaking of dangerous, how about Sergio Garcia?
He rests four strokes off the lead after a 68 thanks to five birdies and one pretty shot on No. 14, as the tournament records on Twitter:
One stroke ahead of Garcia and three off the lead is Jason Day, who exploded on the back nine for five consecutive birdies—bookended by bogeys.
Still, Day's propensity for such an explosion is something to watch Friday and beyond. He ranks second on the tour in birdie average (4.63) and ninth in scoring average (69.966), per PGATour.com, so such productivity isn't so unexpected.
Friday, the above group figures to be the one likeliest to produce the winner. Anything can change, but the trio is the right mix of potential and current form to be in the thick of things late into Sunday.
Stats and info courtesy of PGATour.com unless otherwise specified.
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