Rory McIlroy Leads 2026 Masters After Two Rounds at Augusta National

Rory McIlroy leads the 2026 Masters Tournament at 12-under par after two rounds at Augusta National Golf Club. Sam Burns and Patrick Reed sit at 6-under par, six shots behind McIlroy. Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, and Tommy Fleetwood follow at 5-under par.

Wyndham Clark, Tyrrell Hatton, Haotong Li, Viktor Reitan, Jason Day, and Cameron Young are tied at 4-under par. The leaderboard after 36 holes includes 18 players at even par or better.

Players Missing the Cut Several prominent golfers missed the cut after two rounds, including Danny Willett, JJ Spaun, Bubba Watson, Zach Johnson, Nicolai Højgaard, Akshay Bhatia, Robert MacIntyre, and Cameron Smith.

Past champions Fred Couples, Jose Maria Olazabal, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, and Angel Cabrera also failed to advance. Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut, as reported by The Guardian. The cut line stood at even par, allowing players like Jimmy Campbell, Ludvig Åberg, Scottie Scheffler, Harris English, Lee Hodges, Dustin Johnson, Russell Henley, and Patrick Cantlay to continue into the third round.

Day Three Schedule Day three, known as Moving Day, features tee times starting at 6 p.

m. BST. McIlroy tees off later in the day, maintaining his position at the top of the leaderboard. The Athletic reported that McIlroy is in full control entering the round. Live updates from Augusta National cover the third round's progress.