Masters Tournament 2018: Mobile Updates for Friday Leaderboard Scores

Jordan Spieth will start the second round of the 2018 Masters with a two-shot lead, and he'll look to carry his fine form into Friday's action.

The 24-year-old was far from perfect on Thursday, dropping three shots, but he still carded a round of six under. Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar were his two closest competitors after the first round, trailing by two shots.

For a live look at the tournament scores and key moments from Friday, Bleacher Report's live blog has you covered. The PGA Tour's website also carries the live leaderboard.

Spieth Leads After Stunning Back Nine

The 2015 champion powered through an impressive back nine on Friday to take the lead by two shots, courtesy of a run of five straight birdies between the 13th and 17th holes.

As shared by ESPN Stats & Info, Spieth has gotten used to being in this position:

While there were serious questions regarding his short game coming into the tournament, Spieth has always thrived at Augusta thanks to his tremendous ability with his approaches. Things were no different on Thursday, especially during his run of birdies, which was broken up by a bogey on the 18th.

He had three bogeys in total but more than made up for it with an eagle on the eighth and the superb back nine. As shared by PGATour.com's Sean Martin, his putting was on point―an excellent sign heading into Round 2:

Solid Outing for McIlroy

Rory McIlroy carded a round of three under to grab a share of fourth place on Thursday, and the Northern Irishman will like his chances based on the form he showed in the opening round.

The 28-year-old finished with four birdies and a single bogey, continuing the fine putting form that carried him to a win in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.

Per Justin Ray of the Golf Channel, McIlroy was right where he needed to be after Round 1:

McIlroy has never won the Masters and wasn't seen as a top favourite for the title due to poor form just a few weeks ago, but he appears to be peaking at the right time. His win in the Arnold Palmer boosted his odds, and so far he's done nothing to worry punters who backed him.

Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson Falter on Day 1

Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods could not live up to the sky-high expectations on Thursday, as both carded rounds of one over to start their Masters campaign.

Johnson didn't record a single birdie on the front nine, but a solid run of three in four between the 11th and 14th holes saved his score and gave him a fighting chance. Woods had a similar outing, with back-to-back bogeys on the front nine and back nine dragging his score down.

Per oddsmaker Jeff Sherman, their odds to win the tournament took a beating:

It's too early to rule either of them out, especially given McIlroy's inconsistent form and Spieth's past issues with his putter, but both will need a big surge on Friday.