What is the leaderboard status of the masters golf tournament after the second round?”
In a Masters that gets more compelling by the day, two faces of England’s golf revival _ Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter _ handled a tougher Augusta National on Friday to share the lead as both chase their first major championship. Poulter, who once boasted that it would be just him and Woods when he reached his potential, made his only bogey on the 18th hole for a second straight 68. Westwood had everything from an eagle to a double bogey in his wild round of 69. They were at 8-under 136, the first time either of them has been in the lead in a major. Two shots behind was Woods, a position that has surprised just about everybody except him. “I usually put myself in contention most of the time here,” Woods said after a 2-under 70. “And this year, I’m right there.” If that’s not enough, Phil Mickelson is along for the ride. Mickelson needed a birdie on the 18th hole to be paired with Woods, just as they were in the final round last year. His 65-foot putt banged off the back of the cup befor
sbnation.com: Masters Tournament 2010: Leaderboard After Day 2 by Jon Bois Day 2 of the 2010 Masters tournament has concluded, and Englishman Ian Poulter stands tied for the lead after duplicating Day 1’s 4-under performance. He’s tied with fellow countryman Lee Westwood, who shot 3-under. Tiger Woods, who some of you may have heard of, shot a solid 2-under and is locked in a five-way tie with Phil Mickelson, among others. Here are all the golfers within three strokes of the lead: Tied for first (-8 for tournament) Ian Poulter (-4) Lee Westwood (-3) Tied for third (-6 for tournament) Ricky Barnes (-2) K.J. Choi (-1) Anthony Kim (-2) Phil Mickelson (-1) Tiger Woods (-2) Eighth (-5) for tournament) Y.E. Yang (even) You can view the complete leaderboard here.
