Reed Takes 2-shot Masters Lead As Woods Makes Cut

Augusta, United States, April 7 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Apr, 2018 ) :Patrick Reed streaked to a two-shot lead on Friday at the 82nd Masters, where Tiger Woods assured himself of another two rounds in his first appearance at Augusta National in three years.

Woods, whose 14 major titles include four Masters green jackets, flirted with the cut line before digging in on the back nine to card a second-round 75. The 3-over par effort left him 4-over for the tournament -- inside the cut, which fell at 5-over.

Reed, meanwhile, emerged from a crowded leaderboard with a 6-under par 66, which gave him a 9-under total of 135. Reed, seeking his first major championship, birdied three straight holes to start the round and strung together another three birdies heading into the turn to begin to separate himself atop a bunched leaderboard.

Another burst of three straight birdies at 13, 14 and 15 saw him move to 10-under. Just as his two previous birdie bursts were punctuated by bogeys, Reed dropped a shot at the par-3 16th to see his lead over Australian Marc Leishman trimmed to two.

Leishman fired a 5-under par 67 for 7-under 137. It was a further two strokes back to former British Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden, who carded a 70 for 139, one stroke in front of Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy.

World number one Dustin Johnson climbed the leaderboard with a 4-under par 68 for 3-under 141. He was tied with second-ranked Justin Thomas, who can supplant Johnson atop the rankings with a victory on Sunday.