Summary

  • Leader: -9 Reed

  • Selected: -7 Leishman; -5 Stenson

  • -4 McIlroy, Spieth; -3 D Johnson, Thomas

  • -2 Finau, Fowler, Oosthuizen, Rose, Watson, Hoffman

  • -1 Kuchar, Rahm; Level Fleetwood; +4 Woods

  • +5 Poulter, Mickelson, Casey; +15 Garcia

  • Projected cut: +5

  1. Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    P Reed -6 (3)

    Patrick Reed has fired his tee shot on the par-three fourth to the left of the green, narrowly missing a tricky bunker.

    He's made birdie on each of his opening three holes, might have to settle for a par here. Pfft...

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Anthony, Barnet: This looks like a different Rory, determined to stay in touch, rather than trying to win from 6 shots back on day 4. Great stuff.

  3. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +4, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (5)

    While Tiger toils, Marc Leishman and Tommy Fleetwood carry on without anywhere near as much trouble. Both find the green in regulation, taking two putts apiece to walk off with pars.

    Woods manages to get up and down out of the sand, carding a double bogey which pushes him out to four over.

    The cut line is currently projected to send those at five over or more home for the weekend....

  4. Birdies for Johnson & Rosepublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    D Johnson -2 (13), J Rose -1 (13)

    Dustin Johnson is playing some steady golf, and the world number one adds a touch of flare with a birdie at the 13th - a well-weighted mid-range putt that drops into the heart of the cup.

    It takes the American to two under. He's circling.

    Justin Rose follows suit with a birdie of his own - his fifth of the day - the trouble is the Englishman's card has been littered with bogeys.

    Dustin JohnsonImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (4)

    Tiger Woods is in a whole lot of bother on the fifth. He plants his second shot through the green and into the thick stuff. He needs a logging axe in there, not a golf club.

    His ball, unsurprisingly, is unplayable and has to take a drop... in the middle of the trees. He chops out and ends up in a greenside bunker. That's four and counting...

    Tiger WoodsImage source, Reuters
  6. Reed takes outright leadpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    P Reed -6 (3)

    Another birdie chance for Patrick Reed. The American pops his wedge to around three feet from the pin on the par-four third. This could give him the lead...

    In this form, there's no way Reed is missing that. He sneaks in and steals top spot off Marc Leishman. A relentless run of birdies to begin day two.

  7. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (4)

    Praise from a fellow Tour pro must always be pleasing...

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  8. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    J Spieth -3, L Oosthuizen -3 (13)

    It's been a long time coming but Jordan Spieth is finally aboard the Birdie Train.

    The three-time major winner shows his class by sticking his second shot on the par-five 13th onto the green. His eagle putt threatens to disappear down the drain, hanging on though, meaning Spieth has to settle for a birdie.

    He'll take it of course. First birdie of the day takes the American back to three-under and two off the lead.

    Playing partner Louis Oosthuizen earns an almost identical birdie to move alongside him on the leaderboard.

    Jordan SpiethImage source, Getty Images
  9. Birdie for McIlroypublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    R McIlroy -4 (14)

    Rors! McIlroy has come screeching out of Amen Corner to card back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14.

    And the last one was from 27 feet! The Northern Irishman wedged on to the green, skidding through and leaving himself some work to do, but he reads that 14th green wonderfully and tucks it away.

  10. Postpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (4)

    What. A. Save! There's life in the old Tiger yet. Woods rattles in a 11-foot putt to save par on the fourth. It's difficult to describe how tough that was from that position. About as a tough as stepping into a boxing ring with Anthony Joshua and not being floored within seconds.

    Tommy Fleetwood gallantly goes for his birdie putt, leaving it just short and knocking in for a par.

    Co-leader Marc Leishman is equally efficient, two putts from the back fringe keeping him well ahead of Augusta.

  11. Birdie for Reedpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    P Reed -5 (2)

    Patrick Reed means business! The American has opened with successive birdies, helping himself to a share of the lead in the process.

    Reed found the bunker at the greenside bunker on the second, but chipped out to within four feet and popped away with aplomb.

    Patrick ReedImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    M Kuchar -2, R Fowler -2, P Mickelson +3 (14)

    A couple of pars for Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler on the 14th, keeping the American pair three off the lead.

    Phil Mickelson remains five strokes behind his playing partners, and eight off top spot. And that was coming from a starting point of two under after day one.

    Phil MickelsonImage source, Getty Images
  13. Leaderboardpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    -5 M Leishman (Aus) (3)

    -4 H Stenson (Swe) (2) P Reed (US) (1)

    -3 M Kuchar (US) (13), R McIlroy (NI) (13), A Hadwin (Can) (1)

    Selected others:

    -2 T Fleetwood (Eng) (3), J Spieth (US) (12)

    -1 J Rose (Eng) (11)

    Marc LeishmanImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (3)

    Tommy Fleetwood is the only one of this trio to find the dancefloor, but is the length of a drunken wedding conga away from the hole.

    Fleetwood waits as Tiger comes back on... the Englishman offering his applause as Woods perfectly judges a potentially-treacherous chip back from near the tee-box.

  15. Birdies for Stenson & McIlroypublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    H Stenson -4 (2), R McIlroy -3 (13)

    It seemed like no one wanted to win it a few hours ago, now they're all vying for a slice of the first-place pie...

    Rory McIlroy has yo-yoed through his second round, but nets a birdie at the par-five 13th to claw his way back to three under par, two shots off the lead.

    It McIlroy has a sniff of the lead, Henrik Stenson has just inhaled a huge stench of top spot after a birdie at the second that leaves him just one stroke behind Marc Leishman.

    Rory McIlroyImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (3)

    If you'd told Marc Leishman last night he would start birdie-birdie-birdie today then he'd have snapped your hand off.

    That's what he's done. And now he has a slim chance of another on the fourth.

    His tee shot on the par three - playing the second hardest on the course today - is all over the pin, his ball eventually settling up on the back edge about 20 feet away.

    Tiger is on the fifth tee...

  17. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    M Kuchar -3, R Fowler -2, P Mickelson +3 (13)

    Most players have stripped down to their tees in the Augusta sunshine. Not Kuch, he's sticking with the salmon sweater. That ice-cold composure is obviously cooling him down.

    The crowd like Rickie Fowler's drive. More "oohs" and "aahs" than when my nan dug out the baby photos on my 30th birthday... thanks, nan.

    Rickie FowlerImage source, Getty Images
  18. Calamitous Cabrerapublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Cabrera +15 (83)

    Former champion Angel Cabrera has been racking up some big numbers in round two. The thickset 48-year-old Argentine, winner in 2009 after a play-off, bogeyed five holes in a row and then had two doubles on the back nine. He finished with a birdie but it was a round of 83 for the world number 1,114 and it left him at 15 over, with only Harry Ellis below him.

    Angel CabreraImage source, EPA
  19. Birdie for Kucharpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    M Kuchar -3, R Fowler -2, P Mickelson +3 (13)

    Phil Mickelson somehow managed to avoid the water at 13, finally the 47-year-old catches a break... only to then miss a relatively makeable birdie putt.

    Rickie Fowler is sizing up a 40-odd foot eagle putt, one that would take him into a share of the lead. He starts way right, it breaks left, but not enough. Eleven feet to make birdie, but another one bites the dust for Fowler!

    Matt Kuchar is eyeing an eagle from the opposite side. He just needs to sneeze and this will pick up some serious momentum. It rolls a foot right, and he taps in for birdie.

    Matt KucharImage source, Reuters
  20. Birdies for Leishman & Fleetwoodpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    T Woods +2, M Leishman -5, T Fleetwood -2 (3)

    How has he missed that?! Tiger Woods spurns another great opportunity on the third, sliding his birdie putt down the side.

    Fleetwood has no intention of letting his chance slip through his fingers, confidently finding the centre of the cup and sending his ball south.

    He's two off the lead, sorry, three off the lead. Marc Leishman drops his birdie putt in down the left edge to go solo once again.