Canada's Conners climbs leaderboard ahead of weekend play at Masters

England's Justin Rose maintains lead after shooting even round. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is the top Canadian at 2 under following a 69 for a share of 13th place heading into the weekend, while 2003 green jacket winner Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., (71) missed the weekend cut at 5 over.