AUGUSTA: Jon Rahm battled through two stoppages on Friday and dank weather with insistent rain that alternated between drizzles and heavy downpour on Saturday, to reach the halfway mark of the 87th Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Enjoined with Brooks Koepka at 7-under 65 after the first round, Rahm (65-69; 10-under) handled the wet and cold conditions well enough to keep Koepka (65-67; 12-under) in sight. Rahm, who had not dropped any shots after the double bogey on the first hole of the first round, was on t rack to join Koepka but dropped shots on 16th and 18th and ceded a two-shot lead to the resurgent American, who now has a chance to improve his best of T-2 at the Masters.
