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Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau – these former major winners used the second day of the Masters to make their move up the leaderboard.
A winner at Augusta, Spieth – following his first PGA Tour victory since 2017 last week – hit a 4-under round to finish 5-under, while his friend Thomas hit a 5-under round to finish 4-under.
And after looking completely out of sorts on Thursday, 2020 US Open winner DeChambeau had a 5-under round of 67 to finish 1-under and make the cut.
Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the green jacket after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11. He finished one shot ahead of Will Zalatoris.
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Matsuyama celebrates with his caddie, Shota Hayafuji, on the 18th green Sunday.
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Matsuyama lines up a putt on the 18th green Sunday.
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Xander Schauffele bites his club on the 16th hole Sunday. He hit the ball in the water there, effectively ending his hopes of winning the tournament.
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Kevin Na plays a shot from a bunker on Sunday.
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Matsuyama plays a shot from a bunker.
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Schauffele hits a tee shot on Sunday.
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An attendant adjusts scores from behind a leaderboard on Saturday.
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Matsuyama finished with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead into Sunday's final round.
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Spectators walk to cover on Saturday after play was temporarily suspended because of inclement weather.
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Matt Jones reacts on the 13th hole as a warning horn was sounded to suspend play on Saturday.
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Justin Thomas hits a tee shot on Saturday.
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Justin Rose eyes a par putt on the first hole Friday. Rose held a one-shot lead heading into the weekend.
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People spread out from one another as they watch Tommy Fleetwood putt on the 16th green on Friday.
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Bryson DeChambeau, last year's US Open champion, plays a shot on the 13th hole Friday.
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Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, watches the action along with fellow Augusta National member Heidi Ueberroth on Friday.
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Former Masters champion Jordan Spieth walks past the azaleas on the sixth fairway Friday.
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Lee Elder acknowledges applause as he joins Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters on Thursday. In 1975, Elder became the first African American to play in the Masters.
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Dustin Johnson, last year's Masters champion, plays a shot on the second hole on Thursday.
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Rose hits out of a bunker on the second hole on Thursday. He shot a 7-under 65 to take a four-shot lead after the first round.
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This was the first time in two years that the Masters had allowed spectators on the course.
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Spieth hits a tee shot on Thursday.
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Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka had knee surgery less than a month ago, but he was on the course for the first round.
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Rory McIlroy hits out of the rough on the sixth hole Thursday.
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Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson hits out of a bunker on the first hole Thursday.
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Fans watch some of the first-round play.
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Max Homa walks down the 18th fairway on Thursday.
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Joaquin Niemann looks for his ball on the 10th hole Thursday.
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During a practice round on Wednesday, Ian Poulter takes a Hogan Bridge selfie with his playing partners and their caddies.
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McIlroy and Thomas walk across the Sarazen Bridge during a practice round on Tuesday.
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Azaleas frame the 16th green on Monday.
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However, despite all their hard work, they remain a few shots off the brilliant Justin Rose after the first two rounds.
Rose, after a tough front nine which included four bogeys, battled back to recover an even round and retain his lead atop the standing.
The Englishman had a brilliant Thursday while others struggled, and stressed the magnitude of playing at the Masters can bring added pressure while playing on the storied course.
“I think it was just a classic day at Augusta National when you’re just slightly off,” Rose told the media. “You can be a foot or two out on certain occasions and you end up struggling.
Bryson DeChambeau hits out of the pine straw on the seventh hole during the second round of the Masters.
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“I think maybe off the back of yesterday, it starts to feel pretty different pretty quickly. But again, I kind of told myself going up the 8th hole, you’re leading the Masters, your frame of reference is a little bit different to yesterday. Four ahead is something, but you’re still leading so like just enjoy it and keep going.
“I was able to do that. I felt like the turning point for me, a good two-putt on No. 9 just to stop the rot and just to feel like could then just walk onto the back nine and try to build something fresh and something new. Actually started to play pretty well from that point onwards.”
And Rose will be glad he recovered on the back nine with Spieth looking to be somewhere near his best.
Justin Rose hits out of a bunker on the seventh hole during the second round of the Masters.
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Although he admitted afterward he wasn’t 100% as confident as when he won the Masters twice, elements of his unerring consistency have crept back in, which will have his components quaking.
“I came in thinking that (I could win the Masters),” Spieth told the media in his post-round press conference.
“I’m in position now to think that for sure, but at the halfway point, I would have been pleased with being two back, if that’s where I’m at, especially after last week. For me, I think less is more and rest is key, but certainly, I’m happy that the golf course has the opportunity to play more and more difficult over the weekend.
“I think that personally I’m looking forward to that kind of challenge, and I think that could be an advantage to me if I’m in control of the ball.”
With just two days left in the tournament, Rose will have to be at his calmest best with those big names breathing down his neck.
Jordan Spieth tees off on the seventh hole during the second round of the Masters.
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It wasn’t so plain sailing for some of the other big names in the draw.
Three bogeys on the last four holes cost Johnson, who was bidding to become the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles.
He was joined in an early exit by Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut at Augusta for the first time since 2010, as well as major winners Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka and Jason Day.
