November 12-15
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
$11,500,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4

Four players are tied for the lead at the top of the Masters leaderboard after another day cut short by failing daylight.

Abraham Ancer is one of 26 newcomers to the Masters this year and fired a second round 5-under 67 to join Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas at 9-under 135. Cameron Smith finished his round with three birdies and an eagle to join them in a share of the lead.

“You have to really throw all the past knowledge out the window this week, as weird as it is,” said Thomas. “A lot of the history and things that you know about the golf course, it can sometimes hurt you this week because of what you're used to. But at the end of the day, it is a lot softer and a lot more scorable.”

Johnson is the first player this week to reach 10-under par but mud on his ball led to a three-putt bogey on the 14th. He also bogeyed the par-5 15th after finding the water but followed it with eleven straight pars and a birdie at the ninth to close his round at 9-under.

The forecast for the weekend appears to be good and that could change conditions on the course.

“I think it can firm up a little bit, but it's going to be tough for it to get firm,” said Johnson. “I think it's going to be soft enough to where you're going to have to attack the golf course and play aggressive and keep swinging like I am. I like where I'm at. I like my position.”

Sungjae Im, another newcomer this year, fired a 70 to join the group of four players tied in fifth place one shot behind the leaders alongside Patrick Cantlay, one of last year's contenders.

Tiger Woods was among the players still on the course when play was halted, trying to cope with faster greens and autumn conditions. He is currently T22 at 4-under with eight holes left to play after two birdies on the par 5s and bogeys on the third and seventh holes.

In spite of all the speculation about Bryson DeChambeau dominating the course with his intimidatingly long drives, he is struggling to make the cut after losing a ball on the third hole, leading to a triple bogey. Four more bogeys on the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth left him at 1-over par with six holes left to play.

Bernhard Langer, a two-time Masters champion, will be the oldest player to make the cut this week after rounds of 68 and 73.

“It actually makes me feel older when I play with these young guys and I see how far they hit it and how short I hit it. I like this golf course. I think I know how to get around it, even though I hit very long clubs. But it's certainly not easy.”