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Brooks Koepka started to pull away from the field after firing a 5-under 67 in Friday's second round to move to 12-under after 36 holes at the Masters.

Phil Mickelson, who shot a second-round 69 on Friday and is 4 under after 36 holes at the Masters, said he's "close to going on a tear."

Tiger Woods shot 74 in his first major round of the year. Here's hole-by-hole analysis as he plays his second round at Augusta on Friday.

Sam Bennett, the 2022 U.S. Amateur champion, has a message from his late father tattooed on his left forearm.

Jon Rahm opened with a four-putt double bogey, then followed with seven birdies and an eagle to finish at 7-under 65 to join Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka atop the leaderboard Thursday at the Masters.

Here's what to watch for as the second round gets underway at Augusta National.

The 17 LIV Golf League players who competed in the first round of the 87th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday had mixed results.

Welcome back to another edition of #AskMyGolfSpy where readers like you submit your top questions to our experts here at MGS. You can pass along your questions to the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or right here in the comments section below!

Here’s what you asked us this week.

What one change (rule, etiquette, etc.) would do the most to speed up the pace of normal, amateur, hobbyist play? – Bobby Norwood

I’ve always felt the onus should be on the golf course to enforce pace of play and yet so few do. Isn’t that what rangers are for? Maybe the rule should be that any course that can’t maintain a sensible pace of play has to refund your money.

I’m also a fan of shot clocks and punishing infractions with electroshocks but if we’re limited to the rule book, short of capping the score at double-bogey, I think doing away with white stakes (out of bounds) and playing OB as a red-staked penalty area would simplify things quite a bit and help to speed up play as well.

Tiger Woods carded a 2-over 74 in his opening round Thursday at the Masters but hopes he can "inch my way back" at the year's first major.

Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia is tired of answering questions about the rift between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League.

Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson's ceremonial tee shot brought tradition to the forefront at a changing Augusta National.

Kevin Na struggled early in the first round at the Masters on Thursday, shooting 4-over 40 on the first nine holes before withdrawing from the tournament because of illness.

Here's how Tiger has fared in his 25th appearance at the Masters.

More exciting? More mundane? The lengthening of Augusta's 13th hole this year has prompted an array of opinions. Here's what the pros had to say about how they'll approach it and the ongoing distance debate.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised. 

What We Tried

NOBULL GORE-TEX Ripstop spikeless golf shoes. Worn on the PGA TOUR by Scott Stallings, NOBULL is fairly new to the golf scene. However, the brand has a large footprint in the CrossFit space. The GORE-TEX Ripstop Golf Shoe is the brand’s newest spikeless model.

Who Tried It?

Connor – Director of Soft Goods Testing and resident sneakerhead. I believe golf is better with a pair of cool shoes and comfortable joggers.

Cutting Through the Bull

NOBULL is a household name in gyms across the world but it’s rarely mentioned (or seen) on the golf course. Despite NOBULL’s foray into golf a few years back, the brand hasn’t received much notice.

Let’s take a second to look beyond the fact that Stallings is a NOBULL staffer or that NOBULL was named the “official training apparel and footwear of the PGA TOUR.” Should NOBULL be on your radar when looking for spikeless golf shoes?

The DP World Tour has won its legal battle to be able to suspend and fine LIV Golf players who featured in conflicting events without permission after the independent UK-based panel of Sports Resolutions found in its favour, it was announced on Thursday.

Martin Chuck and Danny Maude recently sent out blogs talking about trying to hit straight drives. You swing a golf club in an arc, so its almost impossible to get both the swing direction and the club face direction in the correct position for a consistent straight drive. Any imperfection will launch your ball in the wrong direction as well as adding a sideways hook or slice rotation. You really should make slight setup changes to ensure that your ball flight will draw or fade back into your target zone: THE FAIRWAY.

Both Martin and Danny have trained thousands of students to overcome their swing issues, so they realize that every golfer has their own unique swing problems. And of course, you do too.

Martin Chuck referred to his Automatic Accuracy System. Basically, his system only works if you are either a CONSISTENT hooker or slicer. Setup by lining up to your target and then compensate for your hook by slightly opening your club face to offset your hook. If you have a consistent slice just close your club face by different amounts to sort out your ideal launch direction .

Danny describes solutions by slightly moving your stance forward or back along your target line to change the point where your swing arc bottoms-out to compensate for a consistent hook or slice. [You want to bottom-out before impact to launch your drives on your up-swing.] Your next adjustment is to setup with a slightly open club face to add fade or slightly closed face to add draw. Your goal is to curve your ball back into the fairway on every drive.

Small changes can solve problems with your swing. Make your adjustments to find the right setup mix and then hone it into your swing for more consistent drives. Write down your ideal adjustments and read them often. [Driving from a flat tee block is the critical starting point to improve your consistency.]

Larry Mize, whose 140-foot chip-in to beat Greg Norman in 1987 is one of the greatest shots in Masters history, is playing the major for the final time.

From familiar faces doing victory laps to new competitors looking to make their mark, here's what to watch as the 2023 Masters gets underway.