Tournament trivia
Highest scores by a second-round leader or leaders in Masters history:
144 Billy Joe Patton 1954
144 Craig Stadler, Curtis Strange 1982
143 Herman Keiser, Lloyd Mangrum 1949
143 Peter J. Butler, Paul Harney 1966
142 Horton Smith 1934
142 Brett Wetterich, Tim Clark 2007
The largest deficit ever made up over the final 36 holes:
Eight strokes, by Jack Burke in 1956. Burke was 1-under after two rounds, eight shots behind leader Ken Venturi.
Second-round leaders or co-leaders have gone on to win 27 times at the Masters. Recent 36-hole leaders who have won:
Seve Ballesteros 1980
Sandy Lyle 1988
Nick Faldo 1989
Tiger Woods 1997
Jose Maria Olazabal 1999
Mike Weir 2003
Best rounds of the day:
68 Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington
69 Jerry Kelly
70 Stuart Appleby, Bradley Dredge, Geoff Ogilvy
Brett Wetterich is only the eighth Masters rookie to hold or share the 36-hole lead. Others who have done it:
Horton Smith 1934
Lloyd Mangrum 1940
Billy Joe Patton 1954
Bert Yancey 1967
Mark Lye 1984
Jeff Maggert 1993
Chris DiMarco 2001
Big movers of the day:
- Padraig Harrington shot 68 to move from a tie for 59th to a tie for eighth.
- Paul Casey shot 68 to move from a tie for 75th to a tie for 15th.
The number of bogey-free rounds Friday: 0
There were four eagles made Friday:
Paul Casey No. 2
Luke Donald No. 2
Troy Matteson No. 2
Lucas Glover No. 15
There was only one birdie recorded on the par-3 fourth hole Friday, by amateur John Kelly.
Players who did not make a birdie this week: Steve Stricker, Bernhard Langer and amateur Richie Ramsay.

