Another runner has jogged alongside that chasing pack on four under.

Patton Kizzire - a 33-year-old American who missed the cut on his Masters debut last year - bogeys the 18th to finish two under for the day.

In the first group alongside Sandy Lyle - who follows his opening 73 with a 75, Kizzire is the first clubhouse leader.

If he's still the clubhouse leader at the end of the day then we'll make pimento cheese sandwiches* for anyone who turns up at BBC Sport Towers wanting them...

* not a serious offer

We could be about to see some change. Some of these lads are struggling to hold on to shots like many of us give up cash on pay day.

Bryson DeChambeau pays for a poor chip on nine with a bogey and meanwhile, Ian Poulter arrows one into the 12th green off the tee. Down that one and he'd be within a stroke of the lead.

He yelled at his ball by the way and it listened.

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Poulter is inside 10ft and needs this for par on the horrid 11th... in it goes. That's smart golf.

Ding ding, all change please!

About 20 minutes ago, Phil Mickelson was on the top deck - with Bryson DeChambeau occupying the back seat - but Lefty has slipped downstairs with another bogey on eighth.

That means he drops below Francesco Molinari and Jason Day - who now have a 50-50 share of second place.

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Here is a frosty-tipped Ian Poulter heading into the locker room at Augusta back in 2005.

According to the good people at Golfworld, it is no longer the social hub for the pros through. Apparently they hang out with the caddies down by the range in a mammoth new facility built recently for the baggage boys and girls.

"A few years ago, Rory McIlroy practically took up residence in the joint watching soccer and golf," they claim., external

Apparently the locker room has one of those jiggly fat-burning exercise machines as well.

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Would anyone else love one of those flags on their front lawn?

Yep, thought so.

The 11th is the third-toughest hole on the course right now so Ian Poulter will do well to make it 10 pars in a row. Gets his tee shot away down the left nicely, leaving some 225 yards or so into the green. Just seven birdies here across the two days.

Focus Poults.

Leader Bryson DeChambeau in great shape in the middle of the ninth fairway. Chance to attack...

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American golf fans have probably seen enough of Francesco Molinari over the past 12 months.

The Italian became the first European player in Ryder Cup history to take a perfect five points out of the opposition in the hosts' victory in Paris last year.

His first visit to Augusta National was to caddy for big brother Edoardo in 2006.

This time around he is coming in as the Open champion after his win at Carnoustie last year and he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and took a top-three finish at the World Golf Championship last month.

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Bryson DeChambeau in solid position on the par-five eighth. He's a short chip shy of the green so if he puts one close, he has a birdie look. It's all about the quality of the chip here.

Not bad, he leaves around 10ft for birdie. Jason Day - patched up hip injury and all - has a similar look himself.

Key putts, key reads, key moments......taken. Both send the ball home to gain shots.

While Brooks Koepka toils on the opening nine, his playing partners are deadlocked in the arm wrestle with Augusta.

Jordan Spieth, the three-time major winner who has lost his golden touch, is level today after a three-over 75 yesterday - as is Paul Casey.

The Englishman is aiming to bring some respectability to his score following that horror-show 81...

Francesco Molinari is rising up this leaderboard like a Virginia creeper.

The Italian birdies nine to move up to five under and a share of second with Phil Mickelson.

Bryson DeChambeau is just a shot further ahead.

Sure the journalists are filing more copy than they are eating Augusta's rich offerings...

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at Augusta National

It's fast-approaching lunchtime here. I know because I can hear a buzz from the media centre dining room.

Clam chowder, steak, trout, fried chicken are all on the menu for those who have time for a more leisurely dining experience.

If, like me, it's a grab and go requirement, then there are simpler sandwich offerings - pimento cheese is the local favourite - all wrapped in Masters green packaging.

I've gone for 'classic chicken', which turns out to be coated in breadcrumbs, with a chocolate toffee brownie to keep me going as I venture back out on to the course.

Let's get back to the action.

There are still 21 players to start the second round but here is how things stand at the moment at the Augusta National:

-6 B DeChambeau (US)

-5 P Mickelson (US),

-4 I Poulter (Eng), J Day (Aus), B Koepka (US), F Molinari (Ita)

-3 P Kizzire (US), K Aphibarnrat (Tha), M Kuchar (US), D Johnson (US), J Harding (SA) A Scott (Aus) 18:05, J Rahm (Spa) 18:49

-2 T Olesen (Den), C Conners (Can), L Bjerregaard (Den) G Woodland (US) 18:32, T Woods (US) 18:49, R Fowler 19:00 (US), C Smith (Aus) 19:00

Selected others:

-1 K Kisner (US) T Fleetwood (Eng) 18:38, L Oosthuizen (SA) 18:27

E B Watson (US)

+1 R McIlroy (NI), S Garcia (Spa) 17:54, P Reed (US) 18:16,

+2 T Hatton (Eng), J Rose (Eng), D Willett (Eng), E Pepperell (Eng) 17:43, H Stenson (Swe) 17:54

+3 J Spieth (US), M Wallace (Eng)

+4 S Lyle (Sco)

+9 P Casey (Eng), I Woosnam (Wal)

Where listed all tee times BST.

A cut has been projected onto the scoreboard.

All those four over and better are staying on into the weekend, five over and you are on the midnight train outta Georgia.

England's Matthew Fitzpatrick, South African 2011 champion Charl Schwartzel and 2009 winner Angel Cabrera are among south of the divide as it stands.

Ian Poulter was the leading European... now he's got to share that with Open champion Francesco Molinari.

Molly, who carded a two-under 70 yesterday, almost reaches the par-five eighth in two, knocking on within spitting distance and converting the birdie putt.

A wayward drive by Bryson DeChambeau proves costly. He has to wedge out of trees, then he puts too much on his approach, forcing a chip and putt for bogey five.

Golf is hard and this course isn't giving gifts out today my friends.

The 25-year-old leader will need to put that behind him and he has a par-five next. Make it count young man...

Oh Brooksy! Koepka didn't make a single bogey yesterday - now he's added another on the sixth.

The man who has won three of the past seven majors drills his tee shot over the back of the green. That leaves him with a difficult return, which hits the fringe and races past the stick, and another tricky one back.

That dodges the jaws of the hungry hole too and Koepka slides back down to four under alongside Ian Poulter and Jason Day.

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There are a lot of pars out there right now. Dustin Johnson has six in a row at three under, Ian Poulter has six straight at four under, four on the bounce for Francesco Molinari at three under.... it feels like Augusta National isn't going to give much up today.

With that in mind, is a 70-72 a good score?

I guess it's par golf and then try to nail the par fives. Poulter misses a short putt for his birdie on the par-five eighth. Another par on his slate.

Justin Rose's bright start has wilted. Those opening two birdies seem a distant memory as another bogey on the fifth brings him back to level for the second day.

On the next, Rose's namesake Thomas misses the green on the par three Juniper. The hole is surrounded by a native evergreen tree called juniperus virginiana - apparently used as Christmas trees in the South.

Well, Thomas has a present for the patrons watching. He knocks his chip in for a birdie!