Masters 2023 LIVE: Leaderboard and updates as Brooks Koepka leads in round three

So let's just quickly recap on what's been a pretty mental day of golf at Augusta National.

The main story line from the day is that rain has once again stopped play at The Masters, after greens became saturated by the conditions. 

Players were visibly struggling to play in the wet weather and many were finding it difficult to control the ball and stop it on the saturated greens. 

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Woods Makes The Cut

Tiger Woods started his day early, wrapping up his second round in a bid to make the cut. 

Woods miraculously carded a final score of three over through 36 holes, which gained him a berth in the third round of the tournament by the skin of his teeth. 

His close friend Justin Thomas would not make it through to the weekend's action though, after a very disappointing back nine that saw the two-time major champion card back-to-back bogeys on the 17th and 18th to finish up four over par. 

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Rahm Keeps The Pressure On

Brooks Koepka maintained his lead at the top of the rankings and is 13 under as we head into Sunday. 

But Jon Rahm is hot on his tail and has been eating away at the deficit all day. Rahm started his third round at -10 but has since gained a shot and dropped back by two, after carding two bogeys on the fourth and fifth. 

He'll continue his third round on Sunday at -9. 

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Bennett Keeps Cool

After a shaky start, the only amateur left in the field maintained his standing at the top of the order, despite carding back-to-back bogeys at the start of his third round. 

Sam Bennett has shown his brilliance so far taking on the course and before the day started, had sat on -8. He'll now finish off his final round starting at -6 through six. 

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And Brits Battle Hard

Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick both climbed the order on day three at The Masters to go -4 and -5 respectively after two excellent starts to their third rounds. 

Fitzpatrick, despite having a neck injury at the start of the week, shone in particular, carding three birdies in his front nine to go -5 through 11. 

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So that's all from me for now but we'll be back tomorrow with more coverage of The Masters. We'll catch you then and thanks for joining us! 

Time to check in on the rankings quickly and there's been plenty of movement! 

Here's some of the current scores at the top order:

Brooks Koepka -13 

Jon Rahm -9

Sam Bennett -6

Patrick Cantlay -5

Matt Fitzpatrick -5 

Collin Morikawa -5

Viktor Hovland -5

Justin Rose -4

Russell Henley -4

Phil Mickelson -4

Joaquin Niemann -4

Cameron Young -4

Jason Day -4

Scottie Scheffler -3 

Ryan Fox -3

Gary Woodland -3

Xander Schauffele -3

Hideki Matsuyama -2 

Patrick Reed -2

Shane Lowry -2

Sam Burns -2

Jordan Spieth -2 

Cameron Smith -1

Keegan Bradley -1

Tyrrell Hatton -1

Elsewhere...

Tiger Woods sits at +9

Dustin Johnson sits at +5

Fred Couples, the oldest player to make the cut at the Masters sits at +4.

After a stunning and warm Thursday, it looks like the inclement weather will take this tournament to a Monday finish. That is still to be confirmed and I'm sure the course marshalls and green keepers will be doing everything they can to get things going smoothly again tomorrow. 

It is the fifth consecutive Masters that play has been suspended at because of the weather. But it will give the players a welcome reprieve from the elements which were bitterly cold out on the course today. 

Many were seen wrapped up in full weatherproof gear, while many were shielding their hands from the rain. 

One player who may welcome the break is Tiger Woods who has been out in the cold for a long time today after he squeezed his way through to make the cut earlier this morning. 

He's now +9 through the opening parts of his front nine, but Woods seemed to be struggling with a limp out on the golf course today. 

Any updates we have on the conditions we'll bring them straight to you here so stay tuned. 

In the meantime, can you name one of the five players to win the Masters on a Monday?

So it seems play is unlikely to resume today and having looked at the forecast, which is predicting 100% rain for the next few hours, we can understand why the marshalls have decided to call time on proceedings for today. 

The greens were looking pretty saturated out there, with players asking for course marshalls to bring out the water brushes on the 12th green to mop up some of the standing water that was collecting around the hole. 

Here are a few shots of how things are looking right now...

Bad news! We're now hearing that the third round will now be suspended for the remainder of the day. 

The buzzer has gone again! 

Play has been suspended due to the weather. 

Water is pooling on the greens and the conditions are getting worse. 

Things are not looking good for the five-time Masters champion who has just struck a bogey  and two double bogeys in his last three holes. 

Tiger is now nine-over through seven and looks to be having a bit of bother out there on the course appearing to limp as he walks the golf course.

He's just found the sand on 17 in his approach to the green. 

The weather is looking much worse out there from when we started the third round. 

For the last 45 minutes we've had a solid downpouring of rain. 

And things do not look like they're set to get any better in the next couple of hours, with rain guaranteed over the coming hours along with some strong winds. 

It seems that is also having an impact on how far the ball is carrying, with Cameron Young, who is second on the PGA Tour for driving distances, struggling to carry the ball 300 yards earlier. 

But the rain is not stopping the patrons from turning out. They're still out there cramming the terraces and the fairways! Fair play! 

After an excellent start, Phil Mickelson has undone his hard work, carding two bogeys after shooting two birdies earlier in his front nine. He'll drop back to four-under-par heading into the turn. 

After consecutive bogeys on the opening two holes, Sam Bennet has found his form hitting pars on the last four holes. 

Bennett's story is an inspiring one though, with Bennett sadly losing his father, Mark, back in 2021 to Alzheimer's. Bennett subsequently had the words 'Don't wait to do something tattooed on his arm, the last words his father wrote down before he passed away. 

In 2022 Sam Bennett went on to win the U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club and went on to be named Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Year while representing the USA in the Arnold Palmer Cup.

He currently sits T3 at the top of the Masters leaderboard after going eight-under through his opening 36 holes. 

But it seems the pressure of playing in The Masters is not getting to him, with Bennett relishing the opportunity to play at Augusta.

Cameron Young moves to -3 while Tiger Woods moves to +7 as both hit double bogeys. 

It's a tough blow particularly for Young who was T5 at the top of the standings prior to this hole. 

Woods meanwhile has been battling the conditions all day and will drop shots for the second time in consecutive holes. 

Time to check in on the rankings quickly and there's been plenty of movement! 

Here's some of the current scores at the top order:

Brooks Koepka -13 

Jon Rahm -9

Collin Morikawa -6

Sam Bennett -6

Matt Fitzpatrick -5 

Phil Mickelson -5

Cameron Young -5

Viktor Hovland -5

Patrick Cantlay -4 

Justin Rose -4

Russell Henley -4

Joaquin Niemann -4

Sam Burns -4

Jason Day -4

Ryan Fox -3

Patrick Reed -3

Shane Lowry -3

Gary Woodland -3

Cameron Smith -2 

Xander Schauffele -2 

Scottie Scheffler -2 

Elsewhere...

Tiger Woods sits at +5

Fred Couples, the oldest player to make the cut at the Masters sits at +3.

Former Masters champion Adam Scott is +2. 

There were heartbreaking scenes for Justin Thomas earlier today as he failed to make the cut after a nightmare back nine on his second round.

He finished four-over-par after 36 holes dropping seven shots in his back nine today, that included back-to-back bogeys on the 17th and 18th that saw him slip below the cut mark. 

Thomas had interestingly conducted an on course interview during his back nine, in which he spoke about the difficult conditions, while also admitting he was up at 4:45 this morning! 

Despite that, it was a tough end to the day for the two-time PGA Championship winner who will now have to wait until next year to have another crack at winning a green jacket. 

Tiger Woods is really battling out there and has just shot a bogey on the par four 14th after striking his tee shot into the trees on the left. 

Meanwhile Im Sung-jae and Thomas Pieters, both playing in Wood's group, are both +2 and +3 respectively.  

Advantage Brooks! Rahm sends his tee shot wide on the par three fourth and can't scramble for Par. 

He's back to ten-under while Koepka stays -13. 

Back-to-back birdies on the 7th and the 9th sees the US Open champion make a charge on the leaderboard. He's five-under through eight and despite a poor tee shot into the trees on nine, he has recovered with his metal wood from the pine straw. 

He's now tied for fifth place with Patrick Cantlay, Phil Mickelson and Cameron Young!

Back to Spieth's double bogey and I'm sure we can all agree he did very well to get out of this predicament! 

He's back to make par on the sixth hole though and has plenty of experience, considering this is his 10th Masters appearance to come back from his current position at T21 in the standings.

Another bogey from rose sees him drop to -4 at the seventh hole!

Tiger's just hit a par on the 13th hole to keep his score at four-over-par, but its been a whirlwind of a morning for the 15-time major winner. 

Woods had to battle the elements this morning at Augusta National to narrowly just make the cut, thanks to other players dropping down the leaderboard. 

Despite hitting a bogey on the 18th this morning he made it into the third round, and tee'd off as one of the last groups. 

But it's clear the five-time Masters champion has struggled with pain in his legs this week, with Woods admitting before the tournament that he wasn't sure how many more Masters tournaments he could play in.

That's a tough break for the 2015 Masters Champion, who succumbs to a double-bogey on the sixth hole after striking his tee shot into the pine needles on six. 

Collin Morikawa has also cut the gap to the top! Hitting a birdie on the fourth to drop his score down to seven under! 

WOW! Phil Mickelson has just hit the shot of the round so far, curling a long 15-foot putt around the breaking slope to shoot his second birdie of the round at the sixth. He's now six under par through six holes! 

Jordan Spieth seems to be in a spot of bother here in the trees but it looks like he's found his ball and has pumped it out of the trees at five. It was buried in the bushes but it looks like he'll now have an approach from a better lie. 

Spieth dropped a shot on the opening hole but has maintained a solid string of holes, hitting three pars in a row. 

Officials at Augusta National are refusing to comment on what caused the trees to fall at the golf course on Friday afternoon, according to SportsMail's Mike Keegan. 

Luckily, no patrons were hurt by the falling trees, but SportsMail understands tests were carried out overnight on the trees, with the area around the 17th roped off on Saturday morning.

We have more on the incident below...

Someone who I'm yet to mention this afternoon is Phil Mickelson! Leftie started his round at four-under par and is playing in his 30th Masters this week, having won three times at the tournament. 

Surely if anyone knows how to get it done in these difficult conditions, it's the six-time major winner, who has stretched his score to five-under now, with a birdie on the third. 

He's now teeing off on the sixth hole having not dropped a shot yet in his third round. 

This is turning into a real duel between our two leaders with Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka both shooting birdies at the par five second. 

Sam Bennett meanwhile seems to be struggling in this start, having shot back-to-back birdies in his opening two holes. He drops to six-under-par. 

Justin Rose has just struck a bogey on the fifth reducing his score from -6 to -5. He's now teeing off on the sixth hole and seems to have found himself in a spot of bother in the sand trap. We'll come back to him in a minute. 

Here's a clip of Cameron Young's epic chip shot on the first! 

Things have got a little worse since then for young, who carded a bogey on the second and has just missed a birdie putt on the third hole. He's still five-under through three though!

Bad start for the Norwegian who finds a bogey on the first, but has just made par on the second. He drops to -5. 

Tiger Woods drops a shot on his first hole in round three! He chips on after a great approach putting his ball within a few yards of the hole but can't putt-out! His shot drifts just wide with Woods going down in two, to extend his score to +4. 

After a bogey on the first, Sam Bennett has just found the trees with his tee shot on the second hole. He'll have a tricky shot round the corner to the pin from there to make par.

Meanwhile Brooks and Rahm have striped the ball up the middle of the fairway. 

Tommy Fleetwood and Tony Finau have both just struck bogeys on the par four 14th hole. But they appear to be copying each other, having now just both birdied the 15th to both recover from going a shot down. 

Fleetwood sits at -1 while Finau is currently -2 through six!

Tiger Woods is about to get his round underway at Augusta National.

Meanwhile the solo leader, Brooks Koepka finds the fairway with his opening tee shot. 

After a very wet round this morning that saw him climb up the leaderboard to two shots adrift of Koepka, Jon Rahm tees off second. It's not the best shot from the World No 3 though, who finds the trees from the tee!

And amateur Sam Bennett is the third of that group to start his round, after his miraculous start to the tournament that has seen him go to -8 in the standings!

Justin Rose spoke yesterday of how he thinks the wet weather might play into his favour, suggesting that the saturated conditions might help slow down scoring at the top order and help him catch up to the likes of Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka.

And it seems he's wasting no time in getting his round off to a scoring start, going back-to-back with birdies over his first two holes. 

If Rose wins this week at the Masters, he'll be only the second Englishman in 25 years (after Danny Willett) to win at the Masters.

After a tough morning out in the rain, Cameron Young chips in on the first in style. His approach shot left him out right of the green but he makes no mistakes landing his ball on the dancefloor from the fringes, before it trickles its way into the hole to give him a dream start on moving day. 

The former Masters champion has just hooked his tee shot on the par three sixth into the woods. Not totally sure what his lie will look like coming out of this but he's certain to be playing from the pine needles.

Scottie Scheffler goes back to -1 at the 13th with a clutch birdie on the par five after he dropped a shot at the 12th hole. 

It's been an up and down start but he's certainly showing his resilience today to fight back. His putting has not been the best this week but hopefully he'll be able to pick it up as he advances into his round. 

A big group is just about to get underway here on the first hole with Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns and Cameron Young all getting their third rounds underway. 

Burns and Young will re-unite in this group after they faced off in the final of the Dell Technologies Matchplay two weeks ago. Burns was the victor on that day, but the pair have been in very good form this week sitting at five-under through 36. 

Young could have finished even higher up the leaderboard earlier today, but he finished off his round this morning with a double bogey on the 17th leaving him seven shots back from the lead. 

Things are going from bad to worse for the former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama who cards a double-bogey on the second hole. He's dropped three shots in the opening two holes of his third round to go back to evens. 

Meanwhile, Matt Fitzpatrick is off to a solid start, shooting a par and a birdie in his first two holes. 

The US Open champion had played down his Masters hopes at the start of the week but it seems he's doing pretty good at the moment dropping to three-under through three holes!

WOW! Patrick Cantlay isn't messing around this morning. He's just hit three birdies in a row on the second, third and fourth holes, after hitting par on the first. 

What a dream start for the former FedEx Cup champion who shoots up the leaderboard to go five-under!

There were very scary scenes on Friday at Augusta National as trees were uprooted around the golf course by the weather and nearly fell on some patrons watching the golf. 

Luckily Augusta National confirmed earlier today that no patrons were injured by the falling trees. 

The Englishman has just struck a par on his opening hole!

He currently sits level par T34 in the leaderboard after shooting one-under on the first day and two over on day two.

Dustin Johnson has gone bogey, double bogey, par on his opening three holes of round three, a very poor start for the 2020 Masters champion.

He'll now go to three-over par, after starting the first round at -1.  

The 2021 Masters champion finds himself in a bit of bother on the first, skirting a shot from the bunker too far from the hole, finishing up the first with a disappointing two-putt.

The Olympic Champion follows Cantlay's lead bumping a chip onto the green before holing out for his first birdie of the day.

It's a great start from our second group off here!

The American clipped a stunning shot out of the bunker to land himself within three foot of the second hole. Making no mistake the 2021 FedEx Cup champ taps in to reduce his score to -3. 

Shane Lowry and Justin Rose are underway on the first!

Interesting stat for you, this is the fifth consecutive Masters that has been delayed because of the weather. Let's hope that the rain holds off and we get a full afternoon of play in!

Right now the brollys are up and the waterproofs are on but that is likely to affect how the ball performs in the air and on the greens.

The moisture on the golf ball and in the grooves on the club is affecting how far players are hitting each shot and how much control they have over the golf ball. Plus with the greens becoming more and more saturated, players are unlikely to get a lot of spin control on approach shots. Expect the ball to skid off from long distances out. 

Equally, it seems players will have to adjust to new green speeds after a warm day on the course on Thursday. The greens are expected to be a lot slower and that could play a big factor in how well out players putt this afternoon. 

Tommy Fleetwood makes a clutch putt on the par four 10th hole to card his first par of the round. 

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler follows suit tapping in to get his round off to a solid start. 

Scheffler has gone back-to-back already this year at the WM Phoenix Open but failed to go back-to-back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this year. Despite that, he is still within a chance of winning his second consecutive Masters, but the defending champion will have a lot of work to do to overtake Brooks Koepka who holds an 11 shot lead on him.

Fred Couples made history earlier this afternoon becoming the oldest player to make the cut at the masters at 63-years of age!

Couples finished his second round T40 at one-over par and will advance into moving day teeing it off at 17:30 alongside Mackenzie Hughes and Seamus Power. 

So after coming off the course earlier this morning Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Smith have both got their third rounds off to a steady start, hitting a pair of pars on the first hole. 

They're joined by Adam Scott, who has also closed out the first with a par. 

Here are the tee times in full for this afternoon! 

I've got a couple of key groups I'm certainly going to be following this afternoon too. 

I'll certainly be keeping an eye on how Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Tony Finau get on with each sitting at -1. They've just tee'd off on the 10th. 

But there are some other big groups going out later. Here are a few top picks to keep an eye on.

12:18 (EDT)/17:18 (BST) - Justin Rose, Russell Henley and Shane Lowry.

12:30 (EDT)/17:30 (BST) - Sam Burns, Jordan Spieth and Cameron Young

12:54 (EDT)/ 17:54 (BST) - Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Jason Day

13:06 (EDT)/ 18:06 (BST) - Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Sam Bennett (a)

British Golfer Tommy Fleetwood (-1) gets his round underway at the 10th hole! He's playing alongside World No 1 Scottie Scheffler (-1) who has struggled with the putter this week. Tony Finau (-1) will also make up the third spot in that grouping.

As things get under way for round four, let's just recap on what was a thrilling finish to the third round, with Tiger Woods just scraping through to make the cut after a bogey on the 18th hole. 

He moves to three-over-par through 36 holes and it looked as though he could have been in jeopardy of missing the cut, despite at one stage going to +1 this morning. 

Yet with Justin Thomas dropping to +4 with a disappointing final seven holes, Woods was given a life-line and will make history to equal Gary Player and Fred Couple's record of making his 23rd consecutive cut at the Masters. 

He'll tee off on the 10th hole later today at 13:06 (EDT)/18:06 (BST) as one of the last groups to go out. 

So there is a lot to cram in during this afternoon, with Augusta National now opting to play three-ball's during round three, with players set to start from both the first and tenth holes in a bid to beat the weather and complete round three today. 

Adam Scott,Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Smith have all just teed off on the first hole.

Meanwhile, Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III and Dustin Johnson are currently teeing off on the 10th. 

Just quickly before we look at tee times, the conditions are looking very very bad today. 

More rain is expected later today and we're also expecting 14-15mph winds on the golf course. 

Sounds like things are also getting very cold out there at Augusta National, with temperatures dropping to 47F.

That is going to have a massive impact on how both the players and the ball will perform later today. Its likely that scoring will drop as water is starting to collect on the greens. That'll mean players will have to adjust to the new speed here despite the Sub Air ventilation system at the Masters. 

Good afternoon everyone!

Well what a thrilling end to the second round at Augusta National that was! 

Tiger Woods looks to have squeazed his way into the third round and will tee off in the final pairing this afternoon alongside Thomas Pieters. 

Play is set to resume at 16:30 (BST)/ 11:30 (GMT) with Adam Scott and Patrick Cantlay teeing off first on hole 1 while Sepp Straka Harold Varner and Dustin Johnson are teeing off first on the 10th. 

Firstly though, a big shout out to Ben for a fantastic morning covering the end of round 2. 

So let's take a look at the groupings for the afternoon!

With round two done and dusted, that calls an end to my stint of the coverage - but don't fear, I'm leaving you in the capable hands of Sportsmail's ED CARRUTHERS, who's here to take you through the rest of Saturday's play.

Catch you next time!

Having clawed himself to within two shots of Koepka this afternoon, Rahm is confident he can hunt down the American later this weekend.

'I did a good job to maintain the score I had, to come out and make a two-putt, great par save on 11,' Rahm told Sky Sports after completing round two.

'It’s not playing easy whatsoever out there. I’m excited, I’ve never gone into the weekend this close to the lead at a major. Let’s keep it going.'

Im Sung-jae digs deep to make a par on the 18th and finish on +3, making the cut alongside Tiger Woods.

Here's a look at the hole locations ahead of round three at Augusta.

Rahm's great afternoon session ends with a slight blip as he bogeys the 18th and slips back down to -10, moving two shots behind Koepka ahead of round three.

Meanwhile, Young endured a horrible ending to the session, bogeying both the 17th and 18th to slip to -5 from -7. He's now level with Day, Burns and Spieth.

Wow! The former No 1 has crashed out on the 18th! What a disastrous round from Thomas.

He putts for par but drags it too far to the right, and has to settle for the bogey. It means he slips to +4 and misses the cut.

Heartbreak for the American!

A reminder that Fred Couples made Masters history earlier today as he became the oldest player to make the cut at Augusta.

More from Sportsmail's ISABEL BALDWIN below...

The 17th is proving the nemesis for most today! Now, Im Sung-jae fluffs his mid-range putt and has to settle for a bogey, dropping to +3.

Unless both the South Korean and Thomas birdie the 18th, the cut line with drop - and Woods will edge through. No doubt Tiger's nerves have quelled somewhat in the clubhouse.

Justin Thomas squanders the par on 17th and drops to +3. If he only pars the 18th, the cut line will drop and Tiger will squeeze through.

Now Thomas must make par to stick around at the very least - he certainly won't make it through with a +4. However, a birdie would still knock out Woods, so there's still all to play for!

Exciting scenes at the close of round two.

No rain jacket? No problem! Rahm continues to fight off the rain with just a jersey on, but it's having no negative effect on his form today.

The Spaniard fires home the putt of the day so far to claim a birdie on the 17th, reclaiming his 11-under score lost on the previous hole.

You know what that means. He's back within a shot of Koepka...

The five-time Masters champion finishes the 18th with another bogey, slipping to +3.

He'll be hoping the cut line drops to his level - with Justin Thomas and Im Sung-jae still going at Augusta on +2.

If either of the two give up a shot and drop to Woods' level, the cut line will move in favour of the 47-year-old.

The Spaniard thought he'd kept the gap to a shot, prematurely celebrating his putt on the 16th before it bobbled out of the hole, and Rahm must settle for a bogey.

It's good news for Koepka, who regains a two-shot lead over the 28-year-old at the summit.

Almost every fan has a brolly out now, and the conditions are getting worse by the second. Rain is falling at will, and the wind is picking up too...

Woods' chip onto the green spins away and keeps rolling, further and further away from the 18th.

Meanwhile, Young grumbles as he under hits his lengthy effort to putt. In truth, it was a decent attempt in these conditions.

All Woods needs to do to make the cut is par the 18th, but he's double-crossed his drive to the left and straight into the trees!

The all-time great should still be able to save it - but he's not making it easy for himself!

For anyone who thought Koepka was out of sight before today's resumption, think again!

Rahm birdies the 15th in style with a well-measured putt to go within a shot of the leader.

Penny for the thoughts of Koepka in the clubhouse. His pursuit of a first Masters could yet be spoiled. 

The veteran is so close to making the cut - and he still should edge through to round three - but a shaky 17th-hole bogey won't be good for anyone's nerves.

Augusta breathed a sigh of relief as Woods putted to limit the damage to just a +1, pushing his overall score back to +2. He needs to hit par on the final hole to make it through to the weekend.

How're your nerves?

Reporters caught Justin Thomas - one of the favourites heading into the tournament - this afternoon and asked him about the challenging conditions.

Safe to say, from his answer, that the weather is offering no favours to the field...

Thomas won't be happy with his performance so far, sitting +1 as it stands. Almost all of the damage came yesterday, though, with the former No 1 hitting pars on every hole so far this afternoon.

No sooner after going seven under, Young slipped back to -6 after bogeying the 13th. His putt stopped inches short and undid the solid work he put in climbing ahead of Morikawa and Hovland.

But, like all good players do, Young laid the ghost of the 13th quickly, birdieing the 14th to regain his -7.

An up and down day for the American so far...

A lot changes in 35 years, doesn't it Lyle? The 1988 champions spoke to Sky Sports after bowing out at Augusta.

'The 18th hole is a lot different to when I played it in 1988. You could reach the bunkers off the tee, now I can’t get within 60 yards,' he said.

'The whole course has changed an awful lot, but I have good memories of those times. The two guys I played with (Talor Gooch and Jason Kokrak) were brilliant and allowed me to go off the 18th tee first, which was nice.

'They gave me the honour. We got a round of applause when we got to the green, but unfortunately we couldn’t finish the job off yesterday, which would have been quite nice.

'Then this morning I got ready for my ten-foot putt. I hit a lousy putt, it was terrible! I thought I might be very emotional going up to the 18th but I was prepared for it very well.

'It was good, it was nice, but I’m in no rush to come back and play here again because off the ladies tee would be my limit right now. I’m not long enough, playing with the big boys yesterday, you realise time’s up.'

Hovland's drive on the 15th flies too far to the right - prompting a hefty groan from the Norwegian - and crashes into the bunker.

Meanwhile, Woods' attempt to land the green is overhit and looks far too long. But it catches the flag mid-flight and drops on to the green within putting range. It gives him a huge birdie and pushes him up to +1. That'll surely be enough to make the cut as it stands.

Is fortune favouring Tiger today? The Augusta crowd seem to think so!

We've already had Sandy Lyle take his bow earlier today - and now it's Larry Mize's turn.

The 1987 champion soaks up the applause as he closes out on the 18th, marking the end of his 40th - and final - Masters appearance.

Truly a legend of the tournament, he's still to this day the only Masters winner in history to come from Augusta.

Cameron Young climbs ahead of Morikawa into fourth in the field after a smart birdie on the 12th, moving to within a shot of amateur Bennett.

Here's how the top of the leaderboard is looking, with 35 players under par:

-12: Koepka (F)
-10: Rahm (12)
-8: Bennett* (F)
-7: Young (12)
-6: Morikawa (F), Hovland (13)

*denotes amateur

Getting nervous in the clubhouse yet, Brooks?

Rahm hammers a sensational drive off the tee on the 12th, finishing the hole in style with a birdie, climbing up to ten-under.

The Spaniard will be very happy with his start today, having closed the gap to two.

An amazing start from Xander Schauffele this afternoon. The American takes a birdie from the 13th hole, rising to -3, recovering from the poor session he endured yesterday.

Meanwhile, his group partner Woods is still hovering on the cut line at +2.

Fred Couples has made the cut, finishing the second round on one over par. At 63, he's now the oldest ever player to make the cut at the Masters. 

Perhaps even more impressive - he's made the cut 31 astonishing times at Augusta.

Brooks Koepka, Sam Bennett and Collin Morikawa will be laughing in the clubhouse with their feet up - they'd already wrapped up round two and conditions look very challenging today!

It's cold, wet and windy, so the players will need to have their wits about them. Bearing that in mind, they'll hope the greens are a little more receptive after the heavy rain last night.

Woods looks in fine touch already - what a glorious stroke on to the green, giving himself a birdie putt on the 12th.

Meanwhile, 1988 winner Sandy Lyle putts home his final shot to call an end to his Masters career.

All eyes will no doubt be on Tiger Woods this afternoon as he fights to make the cut. He's on +2 ahead of the restart - with seven holes left of his second round - and is teetering dangerously on the cut line.

There are still flashes of brilliance from the golf legend - there always will be - but will he continue to push his body to limit? He's already limping today.

Here's MIKE KEEGAN's assessment of Woods ahead of day three.

We're nearly back underway at Augusta, with over 30 golfers getting ready to finish off round two.

Here's the full list of groups yet to finish:

Sandy Lyle, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch

Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren

Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, (Louis Oosthuizen - withdrawn)

Larry Mize, Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe

Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell

Patrick Reed, Adam Svensson, Sahith Theegala

Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Thomas Pieters

Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira

Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley

Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele

Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama

Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young

Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im

Koepka blazed into a commanding lead before Friday's weather chaos and now has the delight of sitting back and collecting his thoughts before another charge later today.

Sportsmail's RIATH AL-SAMARRAI looks at the journey the in-form American has been on since the devastation he experienced at last year's tournament. 

Not long now until tee off at Augusta - and it's been confirmed that Louis Oosthuizen has bowed out due to an injury. 

He completed 17 holes of his second round yesterday.

Brooks Koepka stormed to a three-shot lead at the close of play on Friday (more on that in a bit), but Jon Rahm is looking in fine touch and will hope to challenge the LIV rebel deeper into the weekend.

Amateur Sam Bennett sensationally shot eight under par after two rounds, which is the second-best ever performance from an amateur behind Ken Venturi in 1956. He's still in the running and shouldn't be underestimated...

Here's how the leaderboard is shaping up after Friday.

He travelled to Augusta as one of the favourites to wear the illustrious Green Jacket, but once again it's ended in disappointment for Rory McIlroy.

The Brit failed to make it through to the weekend after a disappointing and uncharacteristic display on Friday. Sportsmail's OLIVER HOLT questions why The Masters has always been the World No 2's Kryptonite...

Round two was abandoned yesterday in the most dramatic of circumstances after not one, or two - but THREE pine trees threatened the safety of Augusta's supporters, crashing to the floor as a result of the weather.

The disturbing scenes rightly prompted the Masters chiefs to call off the action until Saturday, which is what brings us here slightly earlier this afternoon.

As it stands, it's looks as though the thunderstorms have subsided and play will continue at 1pm as planned, but it could have a major impact on the form of the golfers. Those playing badly will have welcomed the extra break ahead of an almighty scrap to make the cut.

If the delay drags on any longer, then the tournament could continue into Monday - and that hasn't happened in over 40 years at The Masters.

It promises to be yet another enthralling day in Augusta...

Hello, did you miss us?

Well, good news! Sportsmail has extended its coverage of day three after yesterday's weather chaos, with Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and the remaining stars yet to finish round two set to return shortly in the bid to make the weekend's cut.

Organisers have scheduled tee off for 1pm BST, which means we have less than an hour of build up before the players grace Augusta once again.

For now, I'll be here to take you through the thrills and spills of yesterday's action while looking ahead to the tee off later on.

Stay tuned!