Rory McIlroy reignited his quest for a maiden green jacket with an epic charge, while Bryson DeChambeau gained valuable ground on leader Justin Rose in the second round of The Masters.
Rose still leads the tournament, he sits at -8, but DeChambeau is just one shot back and McIlroy is two shots behind the leader.
The world No.2 is the proud owner of the round of the day so far with a six-under par 66 launching him back into contention.
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The script flipped for McIlroy from the opening round as the back nine turned into his friend rather than his nemesis.
The Northern Irishman stayed bogey free on Friday, making four birdies, at two, 10, 11 and 15, as well as a stunning eagle at the par 5 13th where he stuck his second shot from the pine straw to nine feet.
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It was the par 5 15th and the par 17th where McIlroy made double bogeys a day prior, but he played them with minimal fuss this time around, birding 15 after holding the front of the green with his approach to avoid the nervy chip from the back of the green he put in the water a round earlier.
His most spectacular shot of the day however, was arguably the recovery from the woods on 14 which he put on the green, pin high to save par.
Meanwhile, DeChambeau hit more balls on the range than anyone else across the practice days and after the first round, according to the range data on The Masters app, and it paid off with a round of 68 taking him to -7 for the tournament.
The reigning US Open champion raced out of the blocks with four front nine birdies, and held firm from then on, only dropping a shot when he three-putted at the par 3 16th.
The highlight of the LIV star’s day was undeniably a hole-out for birdie from the greenside bunker at the par 3 fourth, and it gave him plenty of momentum as part of a run that included four birdies in the space of seven holes.
Rose shot a one-under par round of 71 to hold onto the clubhouse lead, but left the door ajar for his rivals with two bogeys in his closing five holes.
The 44-year-old Englishman has come agnosingly short at Augusta National several times, including two runner-up finishes one of which was in a playoff, and led after the first round for the fifth time, more than anyone ever.
The veteran improved on previous efforts, however, after previously averaging 74 in the second round when holding the overnight lead.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is alongside McIlroy at -6 for the tournament, eight holes into his round.
Scheffler is two-under for the day so far, making three birdies and dropping his first shot of the tournament at the par 4 7th.
Jason Day is still leading the Australian contingent, the former world No.1 has moved to -5 overall, with two holes still to play.
Day is yet to put a bogey on his card for the tournament, and he has made birdies at two, six and eight to start the second round promisingly.
Min Woo Lee is -2 for the tournament, with two holes remaining.
Lee started the day in wild fashion with a double bogey at the first after playing from the wrong fairway, before immediately following that up with back-to-back birdies and another bogey.
A birdie at ten then got him back into red numbers, and he added another to his scorecard at 15, sticking a wedge in close at the tricky green after laying up.
Cameron Smith collapsed dramatically to miss the cut with four bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine.
He reached the turn at -1 overall, but a bogey at 10 followed by a double bogey at 11, where he pulled his approach into the water left of the green.
The 2022 British Open champion dropped another shot at 13 after leaving his approach short and his ball trickling down the slope into the water before failing to get up-and-down to save par at 16 and 17.
It was not the most dramatic meltdown of the day however, as Brooks Koepka crashed out of the tournament with a quadruple bogey at the last.
The five-time major champion was E with two holes left in his round, but bogeyed 17 and then capitulated at 18.
He blasted his drive into the left woods off the tee for a lost ball. His re-tee found the edge of the fairway but then he launched his approach over the back of the green and three-putted once he got on it.
Adam Scott will disappointingly miss the cut for the first time since 2009 after an even par round kept the 2013 champion at +5, while Cam Davis had a day to forget with a round of 79 to finish his tournament at +9.
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