Masters Schedule 2016: Friday Tee Times, TV Coverage, Live Stream, Predictions
After an eventful opening day at the Masters Tournament, the fun continues in Georgia on Friday with Round 2 from Augusta National Golf Club.
Some people, such as Rickie Fowler and Ernie Els, will hope for a better day after disastrous starts to the tournament. On the other hand, Jordan Spieth and Danny Lee will be just fine replicating their early success from the first round.
No matter what happened on Thursday, everyone will be hoping for red numbers and birdies going forward. If you want to follow along with the fun, here is everything you need to know.
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| ESPN | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | - | - |
| CBS | - | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | 2 - 7 p.m. |
| Featured Groups | 9:15 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. | 10:15 a.m. - 7 p.m. | 10:15 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Amen Corner | 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. | 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. | 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Masters - On the Range | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Holes No. 15 and No. 16 | 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m. | 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. | 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
| Broadcast | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | 3 - 7 p.m. | 2 - 7 p.m. |
Online coverage available throughout the week at Masters.com.
| 8:20 a.m. | Mike Weir | Cameron Smith | Sammy Schmitz (a) |
| 8:31 a.m. | Ian Woosnam | Troy Merritt | Byeong-Hun An |
| 8:42 a.m. | Darren Clarke | Billy Horschel | Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| 8:53 a.m. | Mark O'Meara | David Lingmerth | Paul Chaplet (a) |
| 9:04 a.m. | Keegan Bradley | Brandt Snedeker | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| 9:15 a.m. | Charl Schwartzel | Davis Love III | Rafael Cabrera Bello |
| 9:26 a.m. | Danny Lee | Russell Knox | Smylie Kaufman |
| 9:37 a.m. | Bubba Watson | Branden Grace | Ian Poulter |
| 9:48 a.m. | Bernhard Langer | Hunter Mahan | Romain Langasque (a) |
| 9:59 a.m. | Jason Day | Matt Kuchar | Ernie Els |
| 10:21 a.m. | Graeme McDowell | Fabian Gomez | Scott Piercy |
| 10:32 a.m. | Jimmy Walker | Soren Kjeldsen | Anirban Lahiri |
| 10:43 a.m. | Danny Willett | Sergio Garcia | Ryan Moore |
| 10:54 a.m. | Angel Cabrera | Shane Lowry | J.B. Holmes |
| 11:05 a.m. | Martin Kaymer | Bill Haas | Rory McIlroy |
| 11:16 a.m. | Jim Herman | Steven Bowditch | |
| 11:27 a.m. | Trevor Immelman | Robert Streb | Derek Bard (a) |
| 11:38 a.m. | Larry Mize | Victor Dubuisson | Kevin Streelman |
| 11:49 a.m. | Sandy Lyle | Bernd Wiesberger | Vaughn Taylor |
| 12 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Chris Wood | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 12:22 p.m. | Tom Watson | Charley Hoffman | Lee Westwood |
| 12:33 p.m. | Zach Johnson | Rickie Fowler | Cheng Jin (China) (a) |
| 12:44 p.m. | Louis Oosthuizen | Jason Dufner | Patrick Reed |
| 12:55 p.m. | Jordan Spieth | Paul Casey | Bryson DeChambeau (a) |
| 1:06 p.m. | Justin Thomas | Emiliano Grillo | Dustin Johnson |
| 1:17 p.m. | Vijay Singh | Hideki Matsuyama | Chris Kirk |
| 1:28 p.m. | Harris English | Andy Sullivan | Kevin Na |
| 1:39 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Marc Leishman | Henrik Stenson |
| 1:50 p.m. | Justin Rose | Jamie Donaldson | Daniel Berger |
| 2:01 p.m. | Adam Scott | Kevin Kisner | Brooks Koepka |
Friday Predictions
Jordan Spieth Keeps Lead After Day 2
While a few others had gotten some hype coming into the week, Spieth reminded everyone why he is the defending champion at this event.
On a course that requires quality shots with the irons, the 22-year-old was as good as ever, seeking the pin with impressive precision. The PGA Tour Twitter account provided a look at how close Spieth's putts were on the day:
When you are that close, even an average golfer can hit most of those birdie shots.
With Jason Day and Rory McIlroy fading a bit down the stretch, Spieth has some breathing room against many of the bigger names in the field. Obviously, McIlroy, Lee, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and others are within striking distance and can move into the lead with strong efforts, but they shouldn't expect a letdown performance from the current leader.
Spieth is as solid as they come and should enter the weekend with the 36-hole lead.
Rickie Fowler Bounces Back
Many picked Fowler as a potential winner at Augusta this week. He responded with a double bogey on the first hole, and his day didn't get much better from there.
Although it seemed Fowler was getting back on the right track with three birdies in his next four holes, that was the last good moment for the 27-year-old star. He finished eight over on the back nine alone, including one double bogey and one triple bogey. It all added up to an embarrassing 80 on a par of 72.
Despite the struggles, though, Fowler remained upbeat while joking about his situation:
He broke down his play in simple terms to Golf Channel:
Anyone who has ever played golf knows these types of days happen; you just hope they don't come in major tournaments. Still, his attitude and the talent we know he has could allow him to come back strong in Round 2 and potentially make the cut.
After a disastrous start to the tournament, this would be considered a win on its own.
Bubba Watson Misses Cut
This is something that would have been difficult to imagine coming into the week. The two-time winner has never missed the cut at Augusta, and with his experience, he seemed more likely to be competing near the top of the leaderboard over the weekend than sitting at home.
However, the second half of the day went poorly for Watson on Thursday. After being as low as three strokes under par, he ended his first round three strokes over. Along the way, he had six bogeys and one double bogey.
ESPN's Mike Greenberg summed up the poor stretch for Watson:
Everything seemed to be going against the veteran golfer, including Mother Nature on his putt on No. 11.
He is in better shape score-wise than Fowler, but there were fewer good moments for Watson in his opening round and, in turn, less to feel good about going into the next round. With a quick turnaround before starting again on Friday, this could be an early exit for the talented player.
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