Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

"Can McIlroy come from 12 back? He could but I don't think he will because of the guy who is out in front. Let's not forget, this guy won once and came second twice coming into this tournament."

Jay Townsend
Former American professional golfer on BBC Radio 5 live

"Professional golfers in general have a pet peeve. If you make a bogey and make a birdie, you don't get it back. The bogey still stands. McIlroy played himself into a better position than he was, but the 40 opening nine still stands.

"I'm going to throw something out there. In 1997, Tiger Woods shot a 40 on one nine when he won."

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

"He looked finished at the halfway stage in this round, now he has clawed himself back."

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Mickelson has got plenty of work to do to make par at the last, slippery long-ranger down the hill... beautiful, just a feather, finishes a couple of feet left. McIlroy for birdie and a round of 71 - he's 12 behind but it could have been a whole lot worse, having gone out in 40. Moore makes his four-footer for a six-under 66, joint lowest of the day, and four under overall. Mickelson is six under after a 68, eight off the lead but still in it.

Lizzy Dixon: My ex-boyfriend introduced me to golf last year. Now, I'm listening to it on my own and loving it. Poor Rory.

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Up at 18, Schwartzel squirts his downhill par putt past the hole, he'll card a 70 for three under overall. Mickelson with his second into 18, starting it out left and hitting it too far, his ball refusing to come back down the slope. McIlroy all over the pin with his approach, could be another birdie.

Two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, after playing his final tournament at Augusta, says on Sky Sports: "It [Augusta] has meant everything to me. There is no place like it and I am just thrilled I won two Masters and have been in a fight for a lot of them. People treat their champions here unbelievably. They make you feel welcome and I will never forget this day for the rest of my life.

"It was so wonderful to see Carl Jackson (who has caddied for Ben Crenshaw 39 times at Augusta). He has had a health setback but he looks OK, he just needs to take it easy. Yesterday was a very humid day and it would have been tough on anyone. It was great to see his tall figure when I came off the green, I could not have done many things without him. He is a wonderful man and a wonderful friend."

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We have had talk of potential rain all day. What impact would a downpour have for tomorrow? Probably little with so much time before the players go again. Hunter Mahan wants the water to avoid the course., external

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McIlroy has chipped in at 17 - birdie, he's back into the red. Moore, too, rolls in his birdie, that's his third in a row and he's now four under. Mickelson, not to be outdone, also makes birdie, he's now six under and outright sixth.

Ryan Moore into the 17th, his irons have been hot today. Mickelson has somehow flown his ball over a pine tree about six feet in front of him and parachuted in to within about six feet of the pin. No idea how he did that, but I'd sell my gran to know.

Jamie Gillies:, external The best moment of the Masters so far was Ben Crenshaw and Carl Jackson at the end there, that's what sport is all about.

Earlier we asked for you to vote on whether you think Jordan Spieth can be caught at The Masters and 57.7% of you say yes he can.

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Ryan Moore - apologies, I mixed him up with Palmer a moment ago - birdies 16 and is five under for his round and three under for the week. Casey's birdie putt at the last just misses - the Englishman cards a 68 for seven under and a tie for third. No bogeys today for Casey, and only one in the first two rounds. If you'd told him he'd do that beforehand, he might have thought he'd be leading.

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live sports extra

"The players are taking no time with their shots at all, they want to get it done because there is weather in the air. There are really dark, fearsome clouds gathering."

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McIlroy putting from the fringe and his birdie attempt breaks too soon. Taps in for par, stays level, 14 off the lead - he'll be here this weekend but his challenge is over. England's Danny Willett has made the cut - two 71s on his Masters debut, that's some golf from the Sheffield man.

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Mickelson with seven or eight iron off the tee at 16, that's not much cop. Ryan Moore very nearly sticks his tee shot in, McIlroy is right over the pin. Mickelson comes up well short with his second - greens playing slow this week - and he's got a lot of work to do to save par.

Andrew Priestley:, external "Ben Crenshaw, what an absolute gentleman. In a sport filled with great people, Ben Crenshaw stands out. The gentleman's gentleman."

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Mickelson makes that birdie, he's now five under and tied for sixth with Ernie Els. That's always what's nice about a Masters leaderboard, the mixture of old and new and greats of the past, present and future.

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Four-time Masters winner Woods pointed to Australia's Greg Norman's collapse in 1996 when he lost a six-shot lead to England's Nick Faldo on the final day.

Woods said: "I'm still right there. I'm 12 back, but there's not a lot of guys ahead of me. And with 36 holes here to go, anything can happen. 1996 proved that.

"So we have a long way to go. There's so many holes to play and so many different things can happen. We don't know what the conditions are going to be"