Summary

  • Scott, Oosthuizen, Molinari, Day & Koepka lead on -7 after second round at Augusta

  • Woods almost tripped over by security guard but finishes -6

  • Dustin Johnson, Harding & Schauffele also on -6

  • McIlroy level par despite hitting ball into buggy

  • World number one Rose finishes +4 and misses cut

  • Selected: Poulter, Rahm -5, Mickelson -4, DeChambeau -3, Spieth -1

  • Play was suspended briefly - threat of storms

  1. Big bogey for Poults!published at 19:03 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Thomas -2 (10) DeChambeau -4 (11) Poulter -5 (14)

    Bryson DeChambeau responds to his nightmare on 10 with a par on 11. He will take that no doubt. Up ahead Ian Poulter has a lengthy putt for birdie on 14.

    Keep an eye on Justin Thomas. A major winner, he's now at two under having started at one over. He has eight holes to play yet too.

    Poulter can't make birdie and he CAN'T MAKE PAR. Wow, from A1 position to a drop. There are no rewards for three-putting. Mr Molinari, the lead is yours.

  2. Highlights starting nowpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    BBC Two

    Want to see how Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka took a share of the overnight lead? Luckily you can watch how all the action unfolded on day one very shortly.

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    Highlights about to start on BBC Two....or click on the icon at the top of this page (UK only).

  3. Mickelson slips down leaderboardpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Mickelson -4, Rose +3, Thomas -2 (10)

    More ups and downs at Augusta than a game of snakes and ladders. Phil Mickelson is the latest to stumble upon an elongated reptile, slithering back down to four under with a bogey on 10.

    Justin Rose, his office buddy for the opening two days, is avoiding the pitfalls for now. The world number one has carded five straight pars as he battles to stay above the cut-line.

  4. Living fastpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Aphibarnrat -3 (14)

    Kiradech Aphibarnrat.Image source, Getty

    One worth watching out for in the chasing pack is Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

    He is needs to have a good golf career to keep up a Gran Turismo-style garage of supercars.

    He can be caught cruising in his Lamborghini Aventador on the streets of Bangkok, with a 'my other car is a Nissan GT-R' sticker in the back window.

    He also has a chunky watch collection and a collection of Kanye-West designed Yeezy trainers.

    He's 28.

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  5. Lyle set for weekend actionpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Iain Carter
    BBC Sport golf correspondent at Augusta National

    Sandy Lyle signs for a 75 and at four over par the 61-year-old Scot looks like making the cut for the first time in five years. Sensational effort

  6. That's an eagle!published at 18:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Kuchar -4 (13)

    eagleImage source, Getty Images

    Matt Kuchar plays one of the shots of the week so far on 13. It's from the right side of the fairway on the par five and it's going for the flag like an eagle hunting prey. Lands within a kick in... eagle.

  7. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Koepka -5, Spieth +2, Casey +9 (9)

    Supermarket Sweep didn't produce mixed bags like Brooks Koepka. (Ask your parents, kids...)

    Overnight co-leader Koepka turns in 37, with three birdies on his card blighted by a double bogey and two bogeys.

    He's still in the same aisle as Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.

    Meanwhile, his playing partner Jordan Spieth is one under for the day after a birdie. No such luck for England's Paul Casey. He has steadied the ship with nine successive pars, however.

  8. Postpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Francesco MolinariImage source, BBC Sport

    Francesco Molinari's record at the Masters has not exactly been anything to write home about...as of yet......

    • 2010 - T30
    • 2011 - Missed cut
    • 2012 -T19
    • 2013 - Missed cut
    • 2014 - 50
    • 2017 - T33
    • 2018 - T20

  9. Could Moli join fantastic four?published at 18:48 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Seve BallesterosImage source, Getty Images

    Only four reigning Open champions have gone on to win at the Masters:

    • Arnold Palmer (1962)
    • Seve Ballesteros (1980)
    • Tom Watson (1981)
    • Tiger Woods (2001)

    What a quartet eh? But could Francesco Molinari be in line to join that fantastic four this weekend.....?

  10. Leaderboardpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    -6 I Poulter (Eng), F Molinari (Ita)

    -5 P Mickelson (US), J Day (Aus), B Koepka (US),

    -4 P Kizzire (US), D Johnson (US), B DeChambeau (US), M Kuchar (US)

    -3 T Olesen (Den), D Johnson (US), K Aphibarnrat (Tha), J Harding (SA), A Scott (Aus), K Mitchell (US), J Rahm (Spa) 18:49

    Selected others:

    -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), L Oosthuizen (SA)

    E B Watson (US) B Langer (Ger)

    +1 S Garcia (Spa), P Reed (US) , R McIlroy (NI) 19:00,

    +2 T Hatton (Eng), J Rose (Eng), D Willett (Eng), E Pepperell (Eng), H Stenson (Swe)

    +3 J Spieth (US)

    +4 S Lyle (Sco)

    +9 P Casey (Eng)

    Where listed all tee times BST.

  11. Poulter & Molinari lead on six underpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Poulter -6 (13) Molinari -6 (12)

    Oh my goodness, things are getting very Paris 2018.

    Ian Poulter and Francesco Molinari, Ryder Cup stallions both, have birdied almost simultaneously to take a joint share of the lead.

    Poulter picks up a stroke on 13 while Molinari, in his rear view mirror on 12, also holes out.

  12. Double for Bryson!published at 18:46 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    DeChambeau -4 (10)

    Oh my, oh my, oh my.

    Bryson DeChambeau has wobbled like a wobble board on an old washing machine.

    A double bogey on 10. He goes left off his second shot, leaving a chip to the green and then floats one right over the green coming back. Throw in three puts and hey presto, the leader is back into the pack.

    Sharp teeth on this course. Sharp teeth.

  13. Postpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Molinari -5 (11)

    Francesco Molinari, solid and steady as you like.

    Twenty-nine holes played and he has dropped just one bogey...

  14. Tweet of the day...published at 18:42 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    A yellow Masters flagImage source, Getty Images

    A short while ago I asked you if you'd like a Masters flag on your front lawn.

    Paul Merrett tweets us on #bbcgolf: re: the flag question, whilst touring the island of Shikoku in Japan I saw one adorning the wall of a noodle “bar”. Turned out the owner/chef had caddied for Jumbo Ozaki. Middle of nowhere. Brilliant.

    Thanks Paul. We loved that.

  15. Caught it good..published at 18:37 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Z Johnson +2 (12)

    Joel from Golf Digest spots something a bit random...

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  16. History on the cards?published at 18:35 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Mickelson -5 (9)

    Ok so Phil Mickelson would not be the only 48-year-old to win a major championship but if he were to win a fourth Green Jacket he would become the oldest winner of a major.

    Julius Boros was 48 years old, four months and 18 days old when he won the 1968 PGA Championship.

    Mickelson is currently 48 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, and 6 days old. Or nearly 49 if that's easier!

    Phil MickelsonImage source, Getty Images
  17. Mickelson & Poulter to five underpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Mickelson -5 (9) Poulter -5 (12)

    Join the club.

    Phil Mickelson is into a share of second at five under after birdieing nine, while Ian Poulter's ball obeys as it's owner demands it sits down off the tee, stunning to stop four feet from the cup.

    A tap-in for a birdie at 12 and a taste of five under.

  18. Birdie for Koepkapublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Koepka -5 (8)

    Brooks Koepka is back in business. The American pumps his second on the par-five eighth into the heart of the green, bringing a few cheers which grow louder and louder as the ball stalks the hole.

    A six-foot eagle putt slides right, but the consolation prize of a birdie is a gimme.

  19. Ace-less Brysonpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    DeChambeau -6 (9)

    Bryson DeChambeauImage source, Getty

    You give a weekend hacker enough years going round his local course and they might just, through trial, error and a fat slice of luck, pick up a hole in one.

    A pro though? All pinpoint accuracy and hundreds of practice rounds? Surely they would be bagging them pretty frequently.

    Not Bryson DeChambeau though. Our leader has never aced a hole, either in competition or practice.

    "Xander Schauffele doesn't have one either. Two top‑10 players in the world not having hole‑in‑ones, at least that's what I was told. I may be wrong on that but that's what I was told. Pretty unique," he said.

  20. Koepka's finding it toughpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 12 April 2019

    Koepka -4 (7)

    KoepkaImage source, Reuters
    KoepkaImage source, Reuters
    KoepkaImage source, Reuters

    Yesterday was so easy. Today, well, not quite for Brooks Koepka.

    But wait...