The Masters 2023: second round – as it happened

Brooks Koepka leads after second-round 67Second round to be completed on Saturday after play suspendedThree trees fall near 17th tee; no-one injuredOfficial leader board

A brutal start to the second round for Tyrrell Hatton. The 31-year-old from High Wycombe finished second behind Scottie Scheffler at the Players last month, shooting 29 on the back nine on Sunday, a tournament record. An opening round of 71 yesterday will have given him further encouragement for this week; however he’s just traversed Tea Olive like the Keystone Kops in their Ford Model T. Zig-zagging from the trees on the left to the gallery on the right, then flubbing a chip, he ends up with a double-bogey six and drops back to +1 overall. Hey, a farcical start to the round didn’t do Jon Rahm any harm yesterday. That’s what Hatton, another notorious hot-head, will need to tell himself.

Trouble for the leader Brooks Koepka on the par-three 6th. He pitches his tee shot ten feet to the left of the flag. Problem is, the spin takes his ball back and to the left, then down a slope that takes his ball 64 feet from the flag. The fine margins at Augusta National. Another big par save coming up?

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