The Masters 2015: Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at Augusta

Summary

Jordan Spieth leads on -14
His total of 130 shots is lowest ever at halfway stage
Charley Hoffman second on -9; Dustin Johnson -7
England's Justin Rose & Paul Casey -7
Rory McIlroy -2; Tiger Woods -2
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Jonathan Jurejko, Aimee Lewis, Ben Dirs and Luke Reddy

Rose drops shot at firstpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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McDowell drains a settling birdie at 12 to get back to +2 and just inside the projected cut line. Birdie for the punchy Patrick Reed at two, the 24-year-old from Texas is three under. Shot gone for Justin Rose at the first, drops to -4, winning his first Green Jacket just got a whole lot harder.
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The projected cut is hovering around two over par, occasionally stretching out to three over. Some Europeans are heading home by the looks of things.
Thomas Bjorn (+7), Victor Dubuisson (+5) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (+6) are bang in trouble.
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Work to do for the likes of Luke Donaldo (+4), Padraig Harrington and Martin Kaymer are on the same mark.
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Lordy, lordy, Spieth very nearly holed that long-ranger from the fringe, he's got a one-incher for par. The kid from Dallas looking rock solid at the moment.
Woods moves to -1published at 17:52 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Here's my first look at leader Jordan Spieth, coming up short at the 11th, but that's a straightforward up and down. Tiger Woods has birdied seven and eight, is into the red for the first time this week and tied for 16th. Garcia passing him in the other direction, he's made another bogey at seven, his third on the spin.
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The unheralded Kevin Streelman, winner of the par-three tournament this year, is three under after a birdie at one and two. Ian Woosnam, champion in 1991, is in with a creditable 74 for +5 overall. Alas, that probably won't be good enough for the weekend.
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A 67 will see Spieth around 36 holes in 131, the current record in a Masters set by Ray Floyd in 1976. That is 13 under. He is already 12 under.
But a 66 sets a halfway record for all majors.
Els gets back to -5published at 17:43 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Birdie for Els on 15, he's back where he started the day on five under par. Jason Day in freefall, he adds bogey at seven to bogey at six and is now four under and eight off the lead.
Spieth extends lead to five shotspublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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England's Justin Rose is about to tee off, he's currently five under and six off the lead of Spieth. Make that seven, Spieth has just birdied 10 to get to 12 under and five clear of Charley Hoffman in second. Is it too early to ask - can Spieth be caught?
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Jaidee of Thailand is out in 32 after a birdie on nine. Frustratingly, all that graft has left him 10 shots off the lead. Spieth has an 18-foot birdie putt on 10...
Day bogeys six, is -5published at 17:33 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Jason Day - no relation of Hollywood legend Doris - has let a shot go at six, the Aussie falls back to five under. Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand compiling one of the rounds of the day, he's three under through eight and back to level for the week.
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As it stands - and there is much golf to be played - the projected cut is +3. Not a great start from Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell today, he's three over after nine and +2 for the tournament.
Woods back levelpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Tiger Woods is back under par for the day, he follows bogey at six with birdie at seven and is level par overall. Garcia has hit a rut, another dropped shot at six, he's back to -2. Sweden's Henrik Stenson - Peter Alliss's pick, but isn't it always - has birdied eight and nine and is level for the week.
Oosthuizen back to -3published at 17:22 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Birdie for Oosthuizen at 13, he's back to three under and tied for seventh. Spieth must have missed that birdie chance at nine, but he's out in 33 and four clear of the chasing pack.
Hoffman moves secondpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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The lowest 36-hole score at the Masters is Ray Floyd's 131 in 1976, when he went on to win it. Spieth needs a 66 today to beat that mark, which is three more shots. Charley Hoffman reacts to Spieth's burst, birdieing five to get to seven under and outright second. Another birdie chance for Spieth at nine...
Garcia bogeys five, is -3published at 17:15 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Sergio Garcia has let a shot go at five to drop back to -3, Spieth has put in another spurt but he's not taking anyone with him at the moment. Bogey for Woods on the par-three sixth, he drops back to one over after an encouraging start. Better news for Tiger's old mate, the 58-year-old Mark O'Meara, who has just birdied 12 to get to two under and tied for 12th.
Els birdies 13, is -4published at 17:10 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Els gets back to four under par with a welcome birdie on 13. Former champion Mark O'Meara is two under through 11 today and he made a monster disappear at 11, alas for par. Brooks Koepka is three under through nine and one under for the week, the American bagged an eagle at eight.
Spieth goes five clearpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
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Shot gone for former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen on 12, he drops back to -2. Spieth made that birdie on eight, he's now -11 and five clear.
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Many thanks Aimee, this is Ben Dirs for a bit. Not a great deal of movement so far towards the top of the leaderboard, unless you count Ernie Els's stumble. But that's cute from the South African, he's got a four-footer for birdie on 13. I hear Spieth has a birdie putt on eight to get to -11...
Latest leaderboardpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
-10 Spieth (US) after 7
-6 Day (Aus) 4, Hoffman (US) 3
-5 Rose (Eng) (17:42)
-4 Garcia (Spa) 4
Selected others: -2 Mickelson (US) (18:48), -1 Willett (Eng) 2, Gallacher (Sco) (17:09), B Watson (US) (17:42), McIlroy (NI) (18:48) Level Woods (US) 5 +1 McDowell (NI) 8, Poulter (Eng) (17:20) +3 Harrington (Ire) 9
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Fordyce's Masters danger zonespublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 10 April 2015
Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at Augusta
Hole: 12 - Golden Bell
What: 155-yard par three
Why: Short, but laced with danger. Guarded by Rae's Creek at front, sandtraps fore and aft. Minimal margin for error.