One day after nearly tying the record for the lowest 18-hole score at the Masters tournament, Jordan Spieth broke the tournament record for lowest 36-hole score Friday. Spieth’s six-under-par 66, combined with the 64 he shot Thursday, gave him a two-day score of 130, or 14 under par, which is one stroke better than the Masters record set in 1976 by Raymond Floyd.
Spieth’s 130 also ties the lowest two-round score in a major championship, with Martin Kaymer (2014 United States Open), Brandt Snedeker (2012 British Open) and Nick Faldo (1992 British Open). Faldo and Kaymer went on to win their tournaments.
There are 36 holes remaining this weekend, but Spieth, 21, could threaten to break the Masters record for lowest four-round score, which is an 18-under-par 270 set by Tiger Woods in 1997. With 15 birdies already, Spieth is also on a pace to shatter the record for birdies in one Masters tournament. Phil Mickelson set that mark in 2001 with 25.
Spieth, who teed off among the first groups Friday, had matching nine-hole scores of 33, with six birdies and no bogeys. With most of the field still finishing their second round late Friday afternoon, Spieth held a five-stroke lead over Charley Hoffman, who shot a 68 Friday.
