ESPN.com · Apr 11, 2025
Masters 2025: Looking ahead to Friday as Rose leads and McIlroy stumbles
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The 2025 Masters is underway and, after an eventful first 18 holes, a packed leaderboard at the top features three former winners including Scottie Scheffler, who is searching for his third green jacket in four years.
As the page turns to Friday, here is what we're keeping an eye on.
Can Justin Rose hang on to the lead?
The English golfer has experienced this start before, but he's hoping for a different ending Sunday.
It is the fifth time Rose has held the first-round lead at the Masters, the most in tournament history. It's the eighth time he has led or co-led in any round at Augusta National Golf Club, the most of any player who hasn't won a green jacket.