Brooks Koepka took advantage of ideal morning scoring conditions to put the LIV Golf flag three shots clear at the top of the Masters’ early second-round leaderboard here on Friday.

Koepka, who shared the overnight lead with Norway’s Viktor Hovland and Spain’s Jon Rahm charged in front with a spotless outward nine highlighted by an eagle on the par-five eighth and a birdie at the second to reach the turn on 10-under.

Australian Jason Day was also on the move carding back-to-back birdies at two and three.

Start times were pushed ahead by 30 minutes in an effort to get as much play in as possible before forecasted thunderstorms sweep into Augusta.

Tiger Woods, who has never missed the Masters cut as a professional, will likely need to improve on his opening round two-over 74 if he is to keep his streak alive.

Even in Thursday’s superb conditions, Woods slumped to his worst opening round since 2005 and with the rainand cold sure to put his surgically repaired leg to an even bigger test, he will need to find some of the Augusta magic that earned him five Green Jackets.