between now and then. so let s head to the la country club and speak to our correspondent iain carter. rory mcilroy among those in the chasing pack, but defending champion map is patrick too. how are they and others getting on. map is patrick too. how are they and others getting on- others getting on. mcelroy is having the da he others getting on. mcelroy is having the day he had others getting on. mcelroy is having the day he had yesterday, others getting on. mcelroy is having the day he had yesterday, for - others getting on. mcelroy is having the day he had yesterday, for so - the day he had yesterday, for so long yesterday he was absolute superb, but for a bogey at the last, but he kind of picks up from where he left off, drop an early shot in his second hole, the par 311th, and on the 12th he got a lovely left to right putt. mcilroy will slip back to three under par if you four footer on the 17th hole, and that means he will be six shots off the lead. as for matt fitzpatrick,
well, with more heavy rain forecast, the weather interruptions may not be over. and after those dramatic scenes on the 17th hole, the organisers say the safety of everyone here is that top priority. some players are still to complete their second rounds. america s brooks koepka is setting the pace, leading by three, with amateur sam bennett among his closest rivals after another remarkable display. as for rory mcilroy, though, his hopes are over, an error strewn around leaving him some 17 shots adrift. but after the extraordinary end to yesterday, everybody will be hoping that it is the golf that takes the headlines. it s a busy day in the english premier league, with eight games. manchester united against everton is the early kick off in just over an hour. united could briefly move above newcastle into third with a win.
rory mcilroy is set to miss the cut for the third day of the masters, having to wait another year to try to complete a career grand slam after missing the cut. the northern irishman had a dreadful day with little going his way as he attempted to win the one major that s eluded him. he s on 5 over, with the cut projected to be 2 over. brooks koepka leads the way on 12 under par. tiger woods look like he ll squeeze through. the a7 year old finished his second round on 2 over par. bluescope cover thought full time major winner, bluescope cover thought full time majorwinner, in bluescope cover thought full time major winner, in the driving seat at the masters. brooks koepka. and there was a frightening moment when three pine trees came down on the course in stormy conditions. it happened around the 17th hole, with plenty of people watching the action as the trees suddenly crashed down around them. thankfully organisers say no one was harmed, and staff then set about clearing
chetan has all the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. america s brooks koepka will continue his impressive start to the masters when day three gets underway at augusta national in the coming hours. he has a three shot lead on 12 under. more rain is exepected on day three after stormy conditions on friday led to a narrow escape for some spectators, as andy swiss reports. commentator: my goodness! wow! the moment the masters came close to disaster. three trees crashing down among spectators by the 17th hole. thankfully no one was hurt but it was the luckiest of escapes. organisers later said high winds had brought them down. play had previously been interrupted by the weather, and as staff set about removing the trees, action was suspended for the day.
hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day three, the rain is still falling but it s no longer an issue for rory mcilroy whose masters is over. let s get the latest with our correspondent andy swiss. we ll chat mcilroy in a moment, but organisers have had to re arrange the schedule a bit on day 3, due to the weather. what is the latest with the schedules? what is the latest with the schedules? . ., , , schedules? the weather has been causina a schedules? the weather has been causing a few schedules? the weather has been causing a few problems schedules? the weather has been causing a few problems over - schedules? the weather has been causing a few problems over the i schedules? the weather has been i causing a few problems over the last 24