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Adam Scott plays his shot from the second tee in the second round of the Masters at Augusta National.
A magnificent eagle allowed Australian Adam Scott and his compatriot Jason Day to take the lead in the Masters, before three shots on the next hole brought him back in the rain that shook the Augusta second round. National.
Scott came back from a 40-minute deficit and took a second 231-yard shot in the 15th hole of normal 5.
He hit in the eagle putt to go to eight under par.
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But the Masters winner in 2013 missed a normal 3-by-16 normal nick – the bogey plunged him back into a tie for the lead at seven under Day's match.
Previously, Day had been eliminated with a 67-under and the former world number 1 was joined by Scott, winner of the British Open, Francesco Molinari (67), Brooks Koepka (71) and Louis Oosthuzien (15 holes).
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67, former world number 1, five under par 67, gave him a share of the clubhouse leader on the second day.
Dustin Johnson (70) and Justin Harding (69) are behind by six, while Tiger Woods, four-time Masters winner, stays at four-under.
Marc Leishman (one under, 14 holes) and Cameron Smith (two plus, 13 holes) complete the Australian contingent during the major of April.
The cut line projected for the Masters is three on the normal, as Augusta still uses the rule that those who are less than 10 head shots pbad the rounds of the weekend.
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