(CNN) The morning was more balanced than that Tiger Woods will make the cut at Masters But after a tense wait the five-time champion moved on to the third and fourth rounds at Augusta.
In his 25th appearance at the prestigious major, Woods tied Gary Blair Fred Couples’ Recorded 23 consecutive cuts at The Masters.
The 47-year-old, who had suggested earlier in the week that this would be his final appearance in the tournament, ended his late second round with a one-over 73.
With rain at Augusta National, Woods parred the 17th and 18th holes three over par for the match, meaning others had to drop shots to make the cut.
The weather made consistency difficult for the players as Justin Thomas shot a bogey on the 17th to move to three over.
Thomas endured a poor back nine, dropping six shots in a round that included six bogeys, one double bogey and one birdie.
Woods finished 11 holes in his second round on Friday and was two over par, then suspended the day’s play due to a scheduled cut. Bad weather.
He had two birdies and three bogeys in his first-round performance of 74 and was two over on the final hole of the round.
Masters 2023: Best images from Augusta
A security guard moves people away from trees that fell onto the 17th hole of Augusta National Golf Club on Friday. No injuries were reported.
Brooks Koepka goes for the 10th hole on Friday. He was under 12 at the weekend.
Jason Day and William Kane, Gordon Sargent’s caddy, read the first green on Friday.
Tiger Woods teed off on the eighth hole Friday.
Amateur Sam Bennett plays a shot on the second hole Friday. He scored 68 on both Thursday and Friday.
Jon Rahm plays from the bunker on Friday’s second hole.
Billy Horschel reacts to a shot on the second hole Friday.
Victor Hovland on the 10th green Thursday. The Norwegian shot a 7-under 65 and shared the first-round lead with Koepka and Rahm.
Patrick Reed’s caddy, Kessler Karain, helps Reed line up a putt on the 13th hole Thursday.
Woods frowns on the fourth tee Thursday. The five-time Masters champion said his right leg hurt Thursday after surgery and that the pain was “constant.”
Phil Mickelson hits a shot on the second hole Thursday.
Adam Scott plays a bunker on the second hole Thursday.
Pins adorn the visitor’s hat on Thursday.
Defending Masters champion Scotty Scheffler hits his tee shot on the seventh hole Thursday.
Sergio Garcia hit his ball no. At 13 he fished out of the stream.
A worker updates one of the Augusta National leaderboards Thursday.
Koepka hits his tee shot on the 14th hole Thursday.
Hideki Matsuyama, who won the tournament two years ago, looks for a putt on the second hole.
Rahm and his caddy Adam Hayes are seen on the third green Thursday.
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus hits a ceremonial tee shot before the start of the first round. He was joined by Gary Blair and Tom Watson.
Rory McIlroy signs autographs after taking part in the traditional par 3 tournament the day before the tournament.
Min Woo Lee takes to the 15th green during a practice round on Wednesday.
Kopka’s leading cut
Brooks Koepka finished his second round before play started and finished on Friday because of bad weather, leading at 12 under at the end of the second round, although world No. 3 Jon Rahm cut his advantage to two shots.
At nine under on the 10th hole, Rahm carded a three-under 69, making five birdies and two bogeys in overcast conditions.
As expected after a poor couple of days, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy finished five over for the tournament.
The third round has already started. Woods tees off at 1:06 p.m. ET, and playing multiple holes in one day — if the weather holds — will be a real test for the 15-time major champion.
His competitive appearances have been sporadic since suffering serious leg injuries in a serious car crash in 2021, and after his opening round on Thursday he said he was in “constant” pain on the hilly Augusta course.
