Alert – The Masters 2024 Day Two LIVE: Leaderboard and updates as Max Homa joins Bryson DeChambeau in the lead… but Tiger Woods toils over his grueling 23 holes

-6 N Hojgaard, M Homa, B DeChambeau, S Scheffler

-54 D Willett

-3 C Davis, C Conners, R Fox

-2 C Young, J Niemann

Scratch that. That’s a share of the lead for Hojgaard now.

Homa lets the solo lead slip through his fingers as the 11th proves too much to handle in the stiff breeze.

He can’t find the target with his chip and it zips across the drying green. His par putt attempt has a lot of life in it – too lively for Homa and that’s a dropped shot.

That makes it Homa, Hojgaard, DeChambeau and Scheffler atop the leaderboard at six-under.

Speaking of Scheffler, he’s just got his second round underway.

Now, Nicolai Hojgaard is making a charge up the leaderboard. He has a few tricks up his sleeve, slinging his second out of the pines down the right and skips it over the tributary to Rae’s Creek and onto the elevated green.

His Eagle chance glances by but it’s an easy tap in for eagle and he joins DeChambeau and Scheffler in second at six-under.

What a Masters debut from the young Dane!

Sergio Garcia’s dress code this week appears to be ‘garish’.

The Spaniard stopped traffic with Day One look, blinidng the patrons of Augusta in a bright green shirt and neon yellow trousers. All from his LIV team Fireballs GC’s merchandise, of course.

He’s stuck with the traffic light theme for his Friday fit and opted for a pair of red trousers that could give Santa a run for his money. Who’s dressing the Fireballs? A toddler?

Now I’m not proclaiming myself to be some kind of fashion expert, but I know enough to say both those outfits would clash with a certain green jacket.

Someone call Vogue, ASAP.

Aberg is pulling out all the shots as he tries to get claw back those bogeys on the fifth and sixth.

The Swedish sensation pipes is ball down the eighth with a hybrid and runs it on to the lower plateau of the green. Absolute smokeshow that steals a shot back.

He backs it up with another at the ninth after pinging his approach into two feet. Absolute beauty.

Poor Danny Willett. After such a promising start yesterday, the 2016 champion is slipping and sliding his way down the leaderboard.

After taking the scenic route through the bushes at the fifth, the Brit takes the hit and cards a double bogey, which sees him drop to two-under.

Homa may not have been able to get himself into the solo lead but DeChambeau’s done it for him.

In the duel at the top of the leaderboard, it’s the LIV rebel who blinks first.

He overshoots the green with his tee shot at the par-three fourth. He tries to clip it back but does not get enough behind it.

He’s left himself a nasty 17-foot putt to save his par but unbelievably barely tickles it, leaving it short and sacrificing a shot.

You know what they say about 100 percent of short putts Bryson…

Tiger Woods hits trouble on the ninth.

After dragging his tee shot left, already not an ideal start, Woods punches his second shot right into the patrons. To be fair, I’d let Tiger hit me with his ball any day of the week. The man’s a legend!

He makes his apologies to the crowd and scrambles to make par. He heads into the turn at one-over.

Max Homa has another chance to leapfrog DeChambeau into the solo lead but is too agressive with his putt. Take the par Max and move on.

Augusta National is baking in the beautiful southern sun. After the thunderstorms of yesterday, it’s bright blue skies and 21C/71F. The perfect day to sit back in the grandstands and soak in the sun and the action.

Bit unfair really. It’s grey and raining here in New York, just like it has been for the past month. I’d also hedge my bets and say it probably is back in the UK too.

Greg Norman is lurching around Augusta National again afer being banned.

Norman, whose breakaway LIV has often clashed with the PGA Tour, was denied a ticket after ‘going through the proper professional channels,’ according to Greg Norman Jr., so he took matters into his own hands and bought one on the ‘secondary market.’

Just can’t keep the man away! Clearly so dedicated to the game. Just joking, he’s probably eyeing up which player he can prey upon next.

Forget The Shark, more like The Vulture.

Zero quit in Tiger. He is relentless.

He rolls back the years to stick a wedge within a few feet, stopping that ball on a dime.

And the putter is warming up now as he converts the birdie putt from four feet.

Back to one-over. Everyone keeping up?

Max Homa would have been rubbing his hands. DeChambeau trips up on the second after leaving his second shot short of the green.

He tries to be cut and flick a pitch shot over the greenside bunker but fluffs it and lands it in the sand. That’s what you get for being greedy, Bryson!

But his pulls off an incredible recovery by splashing out. He deliberates over his putt for a while (put him on the clock) before rolling it in for the par save.

That’s two important saves to kick off his second round.

Woods hasn’t made par since the second and if he’d like to clam down a bit, that would be great. It’s getting a little tough to keep up, Tiger.

After his sensational chip at the sixth, he pipes his drive down the seventh but wastes it by misjudging his approach shot and ends up sandy.

Scooping it out, he gives himself look at par from 10 feet but his ball kisses the right edge of the cup but doesn’t drop. Back to two over.

While The Masters coverage is currently limited to featured groups until the TV broadcast begins at 3pm ET (why must they do this to us every year?), there’s a whole lot of other golf we’r being deprived of today.

Hojgaard has had a bit of a rollercoaster of a day with a couple of blemishes on his card but he’s back into a share of fourth with a birdie at the ninth.

Taylor Moore has come flying out of the blocks with a birdie-eagle start to his second round to join Hojgaard at four-under.

But Danny Willett has made a less than ideal start, dropping a bogey at the first.

-7 B DeChambeau, M Homa

-6 S Scheffler

-4 N Hojgaard, C Young, T Moore

-3 D Willett, R Fox

Tiger puts on an absolute CLINIC at the sixth.

Homa and Day both find the dancefloor with their tee shots but it’s Woods whp head to the seventh tee with the birdie.

Woods holes his chip from the fringe to the delight of the patrons. Even Woods lets a rare smile slip. Oh, he knows he’s the show.

DeChambeau’s name wasn’t on a single person’s lips heading into Masters week. Like, zero.

After yesterday, he’s ensured he’s all anyone can talk about and to be perfectly honest, it’s quite nice having him back. We all need a little bit of the mad scientist to keep things interesting.

He’s getting his second round underway now as he looks to ensure that Homa doesn’t run away with the lead.

Woods is well and truly off the pace – on the greens.

Despite knowing this course like the back of his hand, the five-time winner just can’t read them this week.

Another one comes up short at the fifth – the source of a spot of trouble for Woods last year too – and he drops to two-over.

Meanwhile, Homa’s putter just isn’t missing this week. He drains another putt to save par and maintain his share of the lead.

It’s the hope that kills you. Just as Tiger looked to be gaining momentum, Augusta bites back.

Fresh from a birdie on the third, Tiger Woods misses the green on the par-three four and he is punished.

Back to one over for the 15-time major champion.

There’s some glimmer of hope for Jordan Spieth. Note, I said some, not a lot.

He immediately gets back that shot he dropped at the first with a birdie at the second. Still, he only claws his way back to seven-over, so I’m not feeling overly confident of his chances of making it to the weekend.

Playing partner Aberg also picks up a shot after finding himself through the back of the second green in two. With a neat up and down, he’s back to even par.

For a man who has previously been open about his poor record at Augusta National, he’s looking pretty comfortable on the iconic course right now.

He adds another early birdie to his one at the second by absolutely draining a 36-footer and bags himself a share of the lead.

DeChambeau isn’t even out on the course yet but his lead is threatened.

Woods and his body are warming up now!

After struggling with a cool start this morning, Woods has found his groove as the temperature heats up down in Georgia.

He’s had a couple of sniffs at birdie this morning but the chances to get back to even-par had evaded him. Until now.

The short par-four third has coughed up a number of birdies this week and Woods breaches it again, flying a dart into the green and nailing the nine-foot putt.

Even par and on the move. And boy, are the Augusta patrons loving it.

While the past champions were enjoying an Iberian feast courtesy of Jon Rahm earlier this week, amateur Neal Shipley prepared for his first Masters with a slughtly different menu…

Oh Jordan.

After saying he might be cheered up by taking a look at Harman’s scorecard, Spieth might be on course to join him.

Hacking his way around Augusta like a 36-handicapper, Spieth picks up yet another shot at the first.

Out of the pine straw, he nudges his second short of the green but a straightforward chip from 15 yards zips a dozen feet past the cup.

He can’t find the par save either as his putt back wanders past the hole.

That’s eight-over for Spieht now. Only one better of Harman.

Woods’ birdie attempt didn’t drop at 2 but Max Homa’s certainly does.

The red-hot American shows no sign of cooling as he moves into a share of second place at six-under.

Homa’s best finish at Augusta is tied 43rd last year. I have a hunch he may improve on that this year. Call it a gut feeling.

The only thing that could possibly make Jordan Spieth feel better about his opening round is perhaps looking at Brian Harman’s card because ouch.

The Open champion potentially took more strokes on his back nine in round one that he did putts at Hoylake last year.

He finished triple bogey, double, double for a nine-over 81. Someone carry out a welfare check. Please.

No surprises who the most popular man in the field is. You can barely see Woods amid the mass of patrons crowding him around the back of the second green.

He missed the dancefloor long and right but plays a beautiful chip to leave himself with 11 feet to get up and down for the birdie.

Oh my god, that’s one dimple away! Thought that was going to drip right over the front. Woods’ birdie attempt is one roll away from dropping but he settles for par.

The 2015 champion is back out for his second round and it starts in the same fashion to how his first ended. In other words, disastrously.

After shooting seven-over through his first 18 holes, Spieth has a whole lot of work to do and he doesn’t make it any easier on himself by sending his drive off the first into the trees on the right of the fairway.

After a short break, the big cat is back on the prowl.

Tiger Woods has started his second round after postng a one-over 73 for his opening round earlier today.

He stripes his drive from the first tee straight down the middle of the fairway and has a great look in to the green.

He dials his approach shot into the green with round 18 feet for bridie.

He leaves it a little out there on the left edge and Woods will walk off with a par.

Steady start.

Here’s how things stand at the end of round one…

-7 D Chambeau

-6 S Scheffler

-5 M Homa, N Hojgaard

-4 C Davis, D Willett

-3 R Fox

The first round is now officially wrapped up and the second round is already underway.

Here’s a little refresher of

It’s actually painful watching Jordan Spieth right now.

Following his quaruple bogey – yes, you read that right – at the 15th, Spieth picks up another shot at the 17th and almost adds another at 18.

‘Get me another ball Mikey,’ he says to his caddie Michael Greller after an errant tee shot on the 18th flies into the trees.

He manages to find his first but his second shot is way left of the green. He shows off his deft hands with a tidy little chip to two feet for a par, which let’s face it, at this point he’ll take.

He’ll have his head in his hands in the clubhouse as he regroups ahead of returning for round two. Not going to lie, I just respect him for not walking off in tears.

For those of you with money of Rory McIlroy, I have some bad news. The supercomputer doesn’t agree.

Following an opening round of one-under from the Northern Irishman, analysis by a team of data experts at OLBG has determined his odds have taken a hit.

Having had a pre-tournament chance of 5.5 percent, McIlroy now stands at 2.10 percent having gone six shots off the pace following the opening round.

Bryson DeChambeau now has a 19.10 percent chance of earning the iconic green jacket for the first time, with Max Homa pushing McIlroy into third with his 2.70 percent chance.

And you don’t need a supercomputer to determine that Scheffler has pretty good odds right now but just for reference he now has an increased chance of 74.30 percent of lifting the trophy after opening up at 13.3 percent.

Golf fans have joked Scottie Scheffler’s dream quest for a second Masters title could be derailed by his unborn baby after the American revealed his wife is only weeks away from giving birth.

The 27-year-old arrived at Augusta for the start of one of golf’s most iconic majors as favorite and enjoyed a strong opening round on Thursday.

Shooting a six-under-par round of 66 to finish the day second on the leaderboard behind fellow American Bryson Dechambeau, Scheffler revealed his tournament could be interrupted by the impending arrival of his first child.

The world No.1 previously soared to victory at Augusta two-years ago and is in a good position to get another green jacket having previously never finished outside the top-20 on his four previous visits to Augusta.

However, despite being one of the most closely-followed players at The Masters, Scheffler would have no hesitation in leaving early if his baby decides to make an early arrival.

The chilly, early start does prove too much Tiger and his fused body.

He’s not been moving nearly as well as yesterday. He’s bombing it off the tee but his short game, particularly his putting, is letting him down.

Thge walk up the 18th fairway looks a tough one for Tiger.

His approach is dunked into the sand and it is going to be a grind to finish even-par.

He flicks it out of the bunker and almost finds the hole but it runs 10 feet by and he can’t sink the putt back for par. One-over 73.

He’ll have around 40 minutes to regroup and do it all over again.

He wins one major and he’s firing shots left, right and center. Some actually on the course too.

Dustin Johnson’s Masters win was only four years ago and yet, watching him today it feels like a distant – extremely distant – memory.

The 2020 champion has failed to find his groove and is toiling away on the 15th, becoming yet another victim of the pond. And that’s another double bogey claimed by the par-five.

These players do know that the par-fives are where you’re supposed to pick up shots at Augusta, not drop them, right?

With back-to-back doubles, Johnson drops to five over and will be lucky to return tomorrow.

Just happy to kick back, stroll around Augusta and cash in the LIV millions, DJ?

Well, at least Aberg has the excuse of being an Augusta rookie. What’s 2015 champin Jordan Spieth’s excuse?

A man with his experience around Augusta National should not being making a rookie error like this.

He pings his fourth shot from off the back of the 15th green on to the short stuff with a fraction too much pace and he can only watch his ball trickles through and down the slope that he’s just seen Aberg disappear down

And he’s reaching for a replacement ball before his original even makes the splash.

He goes over the other side of the pond to drop but then flicks his sixth shot back to almost where he hit his original water ball from!

He’s understandably tentative with his seventh (!) shot but leaves himself with a 25-footer, which comes up short and that’s a quadruple-bogey nine for Spieth.

Six-over thru 15. Card well-and-truly wrecked.

Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg is learning how to play Augusta National the hard way.

Lesson No. 1: Don’t compound your errors.

After missing the green on the 14th with a wedge, he’s layed up short of the pond with his second on the par-five 15th but then plays a ruinous third.

It’s a mistake we’ve seen time and time again at 15. His ball does find the green but spins back all the way to a watery grave.

That’s bogey, double bogey for the Masters rookie and he plummets to one-over.

Homa is DIALED in.

He’s really cooking now, smoking his approach into the 17th green. Birdie loading.

Silky smooth from the American and he’ll get himself a share of second alongside Scottie Scheffler at six-under.

Back to the 16th…

It’s damage limitation for Jason Day.

As expected, Day’s putt rolls right on by the hole and even looks at risk of getting wet again as it just keeps on trundling towards the right edge of the green.

Day can rest easy though, as it finally comes to a stop 10 feet from the hole. He finally puts it away for a double bogey.

He did the same thing at par-three fourth yesterday. Costly.

Meanwhile, Woods teases a birdie putt down the slope. It doesn’t find the hole but Homa’s does.

He’s into a share of third place with Nicolai Hojgaard, two behind overnight leader DeChambeau.

Back in 2020, Bryson DeChambeau caused a stir when he had the audacity to disrepect Augusta National.

The big hitted claimed that the iconis course played as a par-67 for a player like him.

His record since making that bold claim went something a little like this: T34, T46, CUT. Yeah… not a great look.

But the American finally ‘broke par’ during round one as, while he didn’t shoot 67, he scored even better. He finished the day as the clubhouse leader at seven-under. That’s two-under for him.

However, he admitted following his round that his viral 67 comments may have been a mistake.

I said it and I respect people’s opinions on it. For me, I have a level of respect for this golf course that’s a little bit different than a couple of years ago, and clearly today was a great test of golf, and I was about to conquer a very difficult golf course today.

Reading the 67 comment, you know, you messed up. I’m not a perfect person. Everybody messes up. You learn from your mistake, and that was definitely one.’

Every golf fan in the world is desperate to get their hands on a ticket to Augusta National to soak in The Masters, even Harry Styles and Niall Horan.

The pop royalty swapped the stage for the fairways on Day One of the major championship as they watched Bryson DeChambeau surge into the lead.

Styles was spotted at the 17th with a group of friends watching 6-foot-8 amateur Christo Lamprecht play through, according to The Athletic’s Gabby Herzig.

Meanwhile, Horan was likely there to cheer on client Tyrrell Hatton. The Irishman’s management company, Modest! Golf, has the LIV Golf rebel signed to its roster.

Playing alongside Tiger is ‘s Jason Day.

A lot was made of Day’s pants yesterday – a parachute style that ballooned in the Augusta breeze. A sort of vintage style that probably had Tiger reminiscing.

Today’s outfit is a tad more subdued with Day rocking a Malbon sweater vest.

Day may look the part but his golf game is not. Players have been peppering the pin at the par-three 16th all through the first round but the n shockingly takes a splash.

His second attempt is no better either. Probably scared to find the pond again, he flies his third shot well right and high of the pin, leaving himself with a testy putt down the hill to head to 17 with a mere bogey.

Oh, Tyrrell Hatton will be hoping he could rewind the clock.

The Englishman enjoyed a great start on Day One, coming in at the end of play Thursday at three-under. His restart? Not so great.

Hatton has a wet start to Day Two as his third shot into the 15th green takes a trip to the pond, resulting in a double bogey.

And we are off!

Tiger still looks a little stiff as he walks to his ball, which doesn’t bode well…

But, his swing looks good… at least it did on his first shot. His second? Not so much.

His approach shot at the 14th is stiff and tense, falling short of the green, and he leaves himself with a testy little putt after his chip shot on runs above hole.

The five-time winner misses the putt for par and it’s back to even-par for Tiger.

This crips Augusta morning must be lovely for some, just not Tiger’s fused body.

Players needing to finish their first rounds will be back out on the rolling fairays of Augusta National in five minutes, teeing it up again at 7.50am ET/12.50pm BST. So consider this your warning.

However, we won’t have to wait too long to see some action from the second round either with the Day Two tee times heading out almost immediately.

First group – 8am ET/1pm BST Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk, Grayson Murray

9.48am/2.48pm: Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon, Tyrrell Hatton

10.18am/3.18pm: Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa

10.30am/3.30pm: Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim

10.42am/3.42pm: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala

10.54am/3.54pm: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood

11.54am/4.54pm: Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olsen, Bryson DeChambeau

12.48pm/5.48pm: Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau

1.36pm/6.36pm: Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap

1.48pm/6.48pm: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele

Final group – 2pm/7pm: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith

Tiger Woods faces a tough task today.

The legend drew the short straw on Day One with his afternoon tee time being pushed all the way back to 3.54pm ET/8.54pm BST.

The fading light cut Woods’ round short after the 13th, leaving him with an extra five holes to play today.

Fans will be anxiously watching on with their fingers crossed that his body can hold up through a gruelling 23 holes today.

He’s already up and at it, warming up on the practice ground to prepare for his challenge. Come on Tiger, dig deep.

Little reminder – those finishing the back nine for round one will play the same positions as yesterday and as soon as they’ve finished playing the greenkeepers of Augusta will sweep in for the quick switcheroo. God they’re good.

There’s still a whole lot of golf to play, so don’t get carried away just yet – looking at you, Bryson – but here’s the top of the leaderboard after the round (or half for some).

-7 B DeChambeau (F)

-6 S Scheffler (F)

-5 N Hogaard

-4 M Homa, D Willett (F)

-3 C Daivs (F), T Hatton (F), R Fox (F)

Good morning and welcome to another action-packed day at Augusta!

It’s take two for the likes of Tiger Woods after the 88th edition of The Masters was delayed due to the thunderstorms rolling over Augusta National.

The members of the 89-man field who didn’t manage to get into the clubhouse before the ligth faded down in Georgia last night will head out again at 7.50am ET/12.50pm BST to finish their third rounds.

However, once play finally got going yesterday, it served up some fireworks – particularly courtesy of Bryson DeChambeau.

The clubhouse leader shot an impressive seven-under 65 (that’s two-under for him, according to his 2020 self).

Meanwhile, the inevitable Scottie Scheffler is hot on his heels, leading the chasing pack at six-under.

So, buckle up for another thrilling day at Augusta National as we bring you all the updates from Day Two of The Masters.