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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  1. Postpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

    "As it stands world number one Rory McIlroy will not be here for the weekend, he has nine holes to turn it around

    "He has a stroppy walk as he comes to the 10th tee, he looks like he hates this place right now. It has messed with his brain, he can not handle it and it is all unravelling very quickly."

  2. Postpublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Ryan MooreImage source, Getty Images

    Many thanks Luke, this is Ben Dirs until stumps. Here's McIlroy on tee at 10, he needs a good contact... he's given that some serious heave-ho with a three wood, his ball finishing just behind Ryan Moore, who hit driver.

  3. McIlroy in major troublepublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Rory McIlroyImage source, AFP

    Disaster is staring Rory McIlroy right in the face. It is eyeballing him, laughing at him.

    He will putt from off the green for birdie on nine, doesn't get it. Doesn't get hold of the ball at all and leaves it in the fringe. Now here we go for par, it's a one in 10 chance putt, runs past. He has a knee-knocker from five feet for bogey. That will put him right on the cut.

    Ryan Moore is playing with him and nets a birdie to go one under overall. McIlroy for bogey... NO. He doubles and that is +3.

  4. Justin Rose is -6published at 21:27 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Justin RoseImage source, Getty Images

    This is how you handle the par fives, Justin Rose stands over a nasty four footer and downs it. His salmon shirt is not for me, but his par-five treatment is. Rose is now third in the 2015 Masters.

  5. Postpublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Jay Townsend
    Former American professional golfer on BBC Radio 5 live

    "We have been watching Rory closely this morning and he has made some curious club selection and course management decisions. It doesn't make sense, some of the decisions made out there."

  6. Postpublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

    "The top 50 players and those within ten shots of the leader will make it through, but because we have a runaway leader that takes the ten shot rule out of the equation. Two over par should be good enough to make the cut and Darren Clarke is there as we speak.

    "Rory is flirting with the cut mark at the moment, he has a share of 32nd place and he needed to dig in because things have not gone well for him. This is where champions dig in and make sure they put themselves in a position to have a big finish."

  7. Ugly stuff from Rorypublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Rory McIlroyImage source, Getty Images

    Rory McIlroy pumps an iron at the ninth flag. He needs something, this isn't it. Through the green. Work to do to save par at +1.

  8. Postpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Jay Townsend
    Former American professional golfer on BBC Radio 5 live

    "It has been an amazing performance. Spieth has not done anything special, he took advantage of a break in the first round and today he just wore the golf course down. It was such an impressive performance coming on the heels of his 64. There is a saying that it is always tough to break 70 after a 65 and he blew it out of the water with a 66 today."

  9. Postpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Jordan Spieth

    "To Augusta for coverage of the Masters. Jordan Spieth has sparkled, leaving one of our team 'Spiethless'"

    Ali Bruce Ball is the man making the pun. Listen to BBC Radio 5 live now for coverage.

  10. Rose to move to -6?published at 21:22 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Now then, can Justin Rose shed the shackles of five under on the birdie opportunity that is the par-five 13th?

    His second shot will be struck off a mix of pine and grass as his ball rests. He gets all of it to clear water but it's left of the green. Still chip-putt for your birdie Justin.

    Bogey for Poulter as he misses a tiddler on 14. Back to one over. We will no doubt hear from him on social media later.

    Ian PoulterImage source, AP
  11. Carter's five things you never knew about Augustapublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

    When Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts first conceived the idea of Augusta National they envisaged a membership of around 1800 people with an entry fee of $350 and annual subs of $60. Actual membership levels are thought to be around 300.

  12. Three on four underpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    We have another player on four under - Kevin Streelman. A stunner of a third shot into 'Firethorn' - the 15th does nicely.

    Kevin StreelmanImage source, Getty Images

    It leaves a tap in for four and birdie. He joins Kevin Na and Dustin Johnson on four under.

  13. No par five joy for Macpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Rory McIlroy has a left-to-right putt from about 30 feet for a birdie on the par five eighth. Remember, last year he was chronic on the par fives, playing them to even par for the week, eight shots worse than winner Bubba Watson who ended eight clear of McIlroy.

    Rory McIlroyImage source, Getty Images

    The putt is a nice read but not quite on the money and that is par. You have to nail the par fives here.

  14. Latest leaderboardpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    -14 Spieth (US)

    -9 Hoffman (US)

    -5 Els (SA), Rose (Eng) after 10, Casey (Eng) 8 -4 Na (US) 14

    Selected others: -3 Day (Aus) -2 Woods (US), Mickelson (US) 7 Garcia (Spa) -1 Willett (Eng) 17 Level Poulter (Eng) 12, B Watson (US) 11 +1 McDowell (NI), Donaldson (Wal), Fowler (US) , McIlroy (NI) 7 +2 Clarke (NI) 16.

    Full leaderboard (Official website) , external

  15. Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on Radio 5 live

    "It is hard to see anyone catching Jordan Spieth but it is a long way to go. Strong finishes today for the likes of Paul Casey and Justin Rose can keep them in there."

  16. Big putts for Britspublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Justin RoseImage source, AP

    Justin RoseA great few minutes for British hopes as Justin Rose goes birdie on 11 and Paul Casey saves his par on nine. Both are five blows under par and nine off the lead.

  17. 5 live coverage under waypublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Mark Chapman

    Right then, it is that time. Mark Chapman presents BBC Radio 5 live coverage of The Masters day two on the radio and online right now.

    Coverage will switch to BBC Radio 5 live sports extra at 22:00 BST.

  18. Augusta takes left turnpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    It is widely accepted that 15th and 16th century artist Michelangelo - who painted the Sistine Chapel - was left handed. Had he taken up golf, he'd probably love Augusta.

    Creation of AdamImage source, Google

    BBC Sport's chief sports writer Tom Fordyce writes: "Established wisdom is that this is a course to suit the southpaws. Six holes feature a right to left dog-leg where left-handers can hit stock fade shots. Half the winners in the last 12 years have been lefties.

    "Equally, every champion in the first 66 years played right-handed."

  19. Casey with much to dopublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Paul Casey, the best Briton in the field as things stand, left side of the ninth fairway... he doesn't like it and so he shouldn't. He lets go of his club as the ball plunders into spectators to the right of the green.

    What can he conjure? Not a lot. Oh, hang on, a nice judge of a slope at the back of the green as his chip looks to run too far but comes back a little. Around 15 feet to stay at five under.

    Big Phil Mickelson on eight. The left-handed entertainer goes with fairway wood... smack. Right up there and a long eagle putt awaits.

  20. The Masters sinspublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 10 April 2015

    Tom Fordyce
    Chief sports writer at Augusta

    Jack Whitaker