Larry Mize had a good day driving the ball in Friday's second round of the Masters Tournament. That was about it for the Augusta native and 1987 Masters champion.

Larry Mize watches his putt come up short on the ninth. (Annette M. Drowlette/Staff)

Mize's 2008 Masters ended early, with the second-worst round of his Masters career, 9-over-par 81. He finished at 14-over 158 for the tournament and missed the cut by 11 shots.

"I'm pretty disappointed. I'll be OK, but I'm pretty disappointed," Mize said.

After opening with 77 on Thursday, when he hit nine fairways off the tee, Mize hit every fairway Friday. From there, his problems started. He hit just nine greens in regulation.

"You can't play out here if you can't hit your irons," Mize said.

On the greens, he had 35 putts, with a trio of three-putt greens.

"He just didn't putt well at all," said Kip Puterbaugh of San Diego, who has been Mize's swing coach for seven years. "His putting has been better this year but the last few days these greens can get you tentative. He just didn't putt well.

"His short game didn't hold him up. He missed two greens on the front nine and parred one of the greens he missed and he shot 4-over."

Mize had missed the cut six of the past seven years in the Masters, but thought he might make it to the weekend.

"I came in here feeling better. I knew I wasn't all over my game, but I came in close, hoping it would get me going and it didn't. There is still work to be done," Mize said.

With limited status on the PGA Tour, Mize doesn't know when he'll play again this season.

"It could be in two, three or four weeks; we'll have to wait and see," Mize said.

Mize, who turns 50 in September, plans to play the Champions Tour. He'll be eligible for at least two events before the season ends.

"I'm just trying to be prepared by playing right now," he said. "By doing that, that prepares me for later. This doesn't do a whole lot for my confidence."

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHT: None, according to Mize. The Augusta native did not have a birdie. For the round, he had 11 pars, five bogeys and two double bogeys. HE SAID: "It wasn't very pretty. What hurt me the most? I don't think we have enough time. Both my iron play and putting were very poor." THEY SAID: " It's hard to be encouraged when you shoot 81," said Kip Puterbaugh, who is Mize's swing instructor.