By Evin Priest
7.30am:
Rory McIlroy edged closer to Jordan Spieth’s lead after his second round at The Masters, posting a 1-under par 71 to move to 3-under for the tournament, three back of the defending champion.
The Northern Irishman made five birdies, but cancelled them out almost entirely with a double-bogey and two bogeys in pursuit of his first Masters victory and career Grand Slam.
A surprise emergence in the pack was superstar amateur Bryson DeChambeau, who Australians were treated to watching play during the recent summer of golf. He is currently at 3-under par (-3 today) through 17 holes playing with Spieth.
The Aussies continued their lacklustre start to The Masters, with Jason Day signing off for a 1-over 71, sharing 17th place at 1-over par. Cameron Smith, on his Masters debut, will make the projected cut of 6-over after carding a second-round 73 to move to 3-over par. The 22-year-old shares 35th place with compatriot Marc Leishman (through 12), while 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott is a further three back at 6-over and tied for 55th. He needs to play the final seven holes in no worse than 1-under to make the cut.
Steven Bowditch continued his poor form and signed for an 82, bring his total to 17-over.
Watch all the highlights below courtesy of The Masters tournament:
Watch @b_dechambeau birdie No. 12 to move into a tie for second in today's second round at #themasters.https://t.co/D859dWfXyM
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2016
Watch @b_dechambeau birdie No. 11 to move into a tie for third in the second round of #themasters.https://t.co/NmragwY3yG
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2016
Watch highlights from the first nine of @JordanSpieth's second round at #themasters.https://t.co/ftPNhUEoGV
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2016
Watch highlights from some of the players chasing @JordanSpieth during the second round of #themasters.https://t.co/iI7QGiKyVH
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2016
