AUGUSTA — Rory McIlroy is halfway to a becoming a repeat champion at the Masters Tournament.

McIlroy scorched the Augusta National course with a 7-under 65 to take a commanding six-stroke lead Friday after the second round of the Masters.

With his 12-under 132, McIlroy will play in the last group, with Sam Burns, who shot a 71 Friday and is six strokes behind, tied with Patrick Reed.

Tyrrell Hatton, who shot a 6-under 66 on Friday, is at 4-under for the tournament and is paired with Wyndham Clark (-4).

Here are the pairings and times for Saturday’s third round at the Masters.

  • 9:31 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama and Alex Noren
  • 9:42 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel and Rasmus Højgaard
  • 9:53 a.m.: Jon Rahm and Si Woo Kim
  • 10:04 a.m.: Brian Harman and Corey Conners
  • 10:15 a.m.: Sergio Garcia and Maverick McNealy
  • 10:26 a.m.: Keegan Bradley and Viktor Hovland
  • 10:37 a.m.: Justin Thomas and Gary Woodland
  • 10:48 a.m.: Samuel Stevens and Adam Scott
  • 11:10 a.m.: Marco Penge and Matt McCarty
  • 11:21 a.m.: Jordan Spieth and Sepp Straka
  • 11:32 a.m.: Aaron Rai and Jacob Bridgeman
  • 11:43 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay and Sungjae Im
  • 11:54 a.m.: Dustin Johnson and Russell Henley
  • 12:05 p.m.: Harris English and Ryan Gerard
  • 12:16 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg and Scottie Scheffler
  • 12:38 p.m.: Collin Morikawa and Brian Campbell
  • 12:49 p.m.: Nick Taylor and Matt Fitzpatrick
  • 1:00 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama and Michael Brennan
  • 1:11 p.m.: Jake Knapp and Xander Schauffele
  • 1:22 p.m.: Ben Griffin and Max Homa
  • 1:33 p.m.: Chris Gotterup and Brooks Koepka
  • 1:55 p.m.: Jason Day and Cameron Young
  • 2:06 p.m.: Haotong Li and Kristoffer Reitan
  • 2:17 p.m.: Wyndham Clark and Tyrrell Hatton
  • 2:28 p.m.: Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood
  • 2:39 p.m.: Patrick Reed and Justin Rose
  • 2:50 p.m.: Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns

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