The Masters 2019: second round – live!

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2.20pm BST

Patton Kizzire was leading the Masters at one point yesterday. But it’s not been an ideal start today for the man from Montgomery, Alabama. A loose approach into the opening hole, sent to the right of the green, followed by a chip up across the putting surface and into the sand over the other side. The rain may be coming down, but the greens are still slick. He could only splash out to ten feet, and did very well to limit the damage to bogey by sinking the putt. However he’s snatched the shot back immediately with birdie at the 2nd. He remains at -2 for the tournament.

2.13pm BST

Can a morning in the Deep South ever be described as dreich? Probably not, but this is the nearest you can get to Open Championship conditions in Georgia: it’s overcast and drizzly. That means umbrellas up and rainproofs on. Not ideal, but the morning showers are only expected to last an hour or so, after which there’ll be a three-to-four-hour dry window during which some of the mid-morning starters can make hay on a softer, more receptive course. Those early starters include Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, Ian Poulter and Dustin Johnson. The top five on the leaderboard, in other words. A gap could develop. Then in the afternoon there’s half a chance of thunder and lightning, so potentially some delays. But let’s not get het up about that yet.

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source: theguardian.com