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The Masters 2019: Francesco Molinari shares four-way lead as Tiger Woods lurks just one-shot back at Augusta

Relive all the action from the second day at Augusta

Michael Jones
Friday 12 April 2019 22:48 BST
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Major winners Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, Brooks Koepka, Jason Day and Adam Scott shared top spot at the Masters on Friday at the end of the second round, but it was Tiger Woods who commanded the spotlight once again at Augusta National.

Woods brought the roars back to the famed venue with a brilliant four-under-par 68, putting himself on track for a fifth Green Jacket.

At six-under-par 138, the American is just one shot off the leaders heading into 'moving day'.

After an ordinary outward nine featuring three birdies offset by a pair of bogeys, Woods embarked on one of his trademark charges, carding three birdies after the turn to shoot up the leaderboard.

Relive all the action below.

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He messed up at 16 but before that he played 15 with ease.  

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:17

Tiger keeps on moving. He makes an unlikely birdie on 14 to move to -5. If he play 15 well he could take the lead.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:20

McIlroy saves par on 14 after a poor hole. He stays at +1 but at least he's stopped dropping shots.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:30

Patrick Reed moves to -1 par with a birdie on 17. He's had a quiet defence so far but he'll make it to the weekend.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:36

A par on the last hole for Adam Scott puts him in the clubhouse at -7. Rory's tee shot on 15 landed in one of the steward's buggies and he'll get a drop.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:38

Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods.

He's rolling back the years with a birdie at 15th. That's back-to-back birdies and there goes the fist pump. He's one behind the leaders at -6.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:41

McIlroy recovers to give himself a birdie putt on 15.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:46

That putt wasn't for birdie it was for par! But McIlroy makes it and saves another hole.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:51

All the momentum is with this man though... 

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:52

Oosthuizen's second to the 18th green got buried in the downslope of the greenside bunker. His side shot takes a load of sand and deposits the ball about 4ft from the hole. An incredible shot.

Michael Jones12 April 2019 23:58

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