Australian golfer Min Woo Lee also backed McIlroy’s decision to ignore DeChambeau, adding: "When you play in two-ball pairings, you move so quick you can't talk, and plus they are in the last group. Tension. Not a big deal.”

After some rain overnight softened up the course, the scoring conditions were ideal for Friday’s second round at the Masters. And many of the world’s best golfers were ready to take advantage.

Justin Rose buries the birdie putt on the par-4 18th and gets to 11 under, tying McIlroy for the lead. McIlroy makes par on 16, and he's tied with two holes to go. The last playoff at the Masters was 2017, when ... Rose ... lost in a playoff to Sergio Garcia.