Marc Leishman has handed himself a great chance to retake the outright lead on the eighth. A five-foot putt for birdie, the form he's in you wouldn't bet against him... but he can't drain it.

It stays up, the Australian remains at five under and that means he still shares top spot with Patrick Reed.

Rory McIlroy throws his putter in the air, twirling and catching it in frustration after seeing another birdie chance slip by on the last.

That's two in succession which he feels he should have taken. Nevertheless it's been another strong round from the Northern Irishman, who shoots a one-under 71 to leave him four under overall and one shot off the lead.

Playing partner Jon Rahm, with his bulky frame, granite jaw and 5 o'clock shadow, looks like he could be a silent assassin in a Scorsese gangster film. Turns out he's been quietly bumping off the rest of the field over the past hour or two.

The 23-year-old world number three has moved up to tied 15th after four birdies on the back nine, leaving him signing for a four-under 68.

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Patrick Reed draws his drive at the par-four seventh into a perfect position on the fairway. If he could have picked his ball up and placed it, he'd have popped it there.

A good sight of the green, flanked by five bunkers, for the American.

Duck! Tommy Fleetwood goes through back of the eighth as patrons scurry for cover. Leader Marc Leishman and his little-known playing partner Tiger Woods are both within 10 feet after excellent approach shots.

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Patrick Reed likes that... the crowd love it too. A swerving, 44-foot putt that threatens to drop, but just stays up.

Reed clasps his putter handle to his thighs like he's defending an unbeaten French cricket score, before exhaling as it misses the cup.

He'll putt out for par.

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Well, a frustrating day for Phil Mickelson, he signs for a second-round 79. That leaves Lefty at five over for the tournament and flirting with the cut line.

Rickie Fowler is in a much better place, finishing at two under. But Matt Kuchar let his early form slip, leading the pack for a while on the front nine only to finish at one over after a bogey on the 18th.

McIlroy can't convert that chance on the 17th, aiming an inch right of the hole and the ball refusing to straighten up.

One more hole to see out an excellent round for the 28-year-old - and he starts it by arrowing a 320-yard drive down the middle.

A third birdie in four holes would move Jordan Spieth back among the leaders. He's got a similar putt to Rory's on the 16th - pin high, from the left, about 30 foot and uphill. Like Rory, he is close but not quite close enough. Par.

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Oops. Where's that Marc Leishman tee shot gone? That looked like it found the woods. Someone bring a picnic, we're going on a ball hunt.

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Co-leader Marc Leishman nails his seven-foot putt to save par.

On the fifth, Patrick Reed has an outside chance of birdie if he can guide his putt from the slightly longer cut flag-bound.

It fizzes three feet past, but he taps in for par.

Another birdie chance for young Rory. His putter hasn't been quite as red hot as it was yesterday - an average of 1.56 putts per hole is up from 1.50 - but it is still lower than the average of the field.

So one would suspect, especially after that beauty of a conversion on 14, that the Northern Irishman might make this one drop too.

And that would move him into a three-way share of the lead.

Phil Mickelson is still plugging away, heading up the 18th at four over par. He absolutely slogs an approach towards the left side of the green, it catches the fringes and bounces back at some speed into the patrons - someone will be sporting a bruised shin tomorrow.

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That's a beautiful recovery from Marc Leishman, chopping his way out of the trees to find a lie between the bunkers cupping the green and then flopping an approach to within seven feet.

He's got a good chance of salvaging par now.

American Tony Finau, joint second overnight, after a 74, which leaves him at two under: "It was starting to get tough the wind switched on the back nine and it was really hard to get it close, that's what makes this golf course so good.

(Are you still modifying technique following that ankle injury?) "I'm still modifying a little but I was able to put a lot more weight on it today."

(Is Augusta how you imagined?) "It is a lot quicker than in the practice rounds and the guys all talk about how undulating it is, so no real surprises."

2000 Masters champion Vijay Singh claimed yesterday he still has the game to match the young guns. Well, he's talking the talk.

Singh, 55, has converted four birdies in his opening 10 holes today, lifting him into tied fifth and two shots off the lead.

And we all thought Phil Mick had the best chance of becoming the oldest Masters champion this year...

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Marc Leishman has gone off piste on the seventh, wandering off right of the fairway. Looks like he's got a lie...

Elsewhere, Jordan Spieth's recovery continues with a second birdie in three holes, while his old pal Justin Thomas has sunk three birdies in the opening six holes.

Phil Mick's chance of becoming the oldest Masters champion looks to have gone, but he's still swinging as he drops an approach on the 17th to 10 feet.

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Tony Finau had a share of the Masters lead when he retired to bed last night. Probably having popped some anti-inflammatory tablets for that swollen ankle which almost cost him a place on the first tee yesterday.

The American has not matched the heights of yesterday, dropping three shots to slump down the field before rescuing a birdie at the last.

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Patrick Reed's perfect start to day two at Augusta comes to an abrupt end at the fourth. The American miscued his tee shot, left his chip a little wayward and then two-putted for bogey.

He drops to five under, bringing Marc Leishman back into a share of the lead.

Tommy Fleetwood and Tiger Woods both miss the green on the par-three sixth - playing as the fifth hardest hole on the course today.

Fleetwood knocks on to give himself a chance, while Woods almost holes out a chip.

Leishman has no such worries as he finds the green, two putts continuing his flawless start. In fact, the Australian has not dropped a shot in his 24 holes so far.

Fleetwood and Woods hold their nerve to complete a clean sweep of threes.

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Patrick Reed had never shot under 70 at Augusta before yesterday's round, and he's only made the cut twice in four attempts at the Masters... the American is tearing up the unwanted record book.

He'll fail to make birdie for the first time in this second round at the fourth, however, as his chip on to the green runs away from the flag to leave a difficult 16-foot par putt.