- Rory McIlroy holds a commanding six-shot lead at 12-under par after the second round of the Masters, marking the largest 36-hole lead in the tournament's history.
- The Northern Irishman secured his dominant position by carding six birdies in the final seven holes of his second round on Friday.
- McIlroy is scheduled to play with American Sam Burns in the third round, with Patrick Reed also among his closest challengers.
- British golfers Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood, alongside Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry, are tied for third place.
- Masters tee times for round three (all time BST): 2:31pm - Kurt Kitayama, Alex Noren; 2:42pm - Charl Schwartzel, Rasmus Hojgaard; 2:53pm - Jon Rahm, Si Woo Kim; 3:04pm - Brian Harman, Corey Conners; 3:15pm - Sergio Garcia, Maverick McNealy; 3:26pm - Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland; 3:37pm - Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland; 3:48pm - Samuel Stevens, Adam Scott; 4:10pm - Marco Penge, Matt McCarty; 4:21pm - Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka; 4:32pm - Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman; 4:43pm - Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im; 4:54pm - Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley; 5:05pm - Harris English, Ryan Gerard; 5:16pm - Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler; 5:38pm - Collin Morikawa, Brian Campbell; 5:49pm - Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick; 6:00pm - Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Brennan; 6:11pm - Jake Knapp, Xander Schauffele; 6:22pm - Ben Griffin, Max Homa; 6:33pm - Chris Gotterup, Brooks Koepka; 6:55pm - Jason Day, Cameron Young; 7:06pm - Haotong Li, Kristoffer Reitan; 7:17pm - Wyndham Clark, Tyrrell Hatton; 7:28pm - Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood; 7:39pm - Patrick Reed, Justin Rose; 7:50pm - Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns.
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