Overview
- Rory McIlroy, who birdied six of his last seven holes on Friday, reached 12-under to build a six-shot halfway lead, the largest after 36 holes in Masters history.
- Sam Burns and Patrick Reed trail at six under, with Justin Rose, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood one stroke further back heading into the weekend.
- Robert MacIntyre flipped his middle finger toward the 15th green on Thursday after hitting into the water twice for a quadruple-bogey nine, and The Scotsman reported he was reprimanded by tournament officials.
- Following Friday’s second round, MacIntyre missed the cut at seven over and declined to speak to reporters for the second straight day.
- Hours after his exit Friday, MacIntyre posted an AI image of a Masters gnome giving the finger on Instagram, and neither Augusta National nor the PGA Tour has announced any further discipline.