Masters Day 2 notebook

April 9, 2011 at 4:10AM

Keep that card º Jason Day: The 23-year-old Australian, playing in his first Masters, shot a bogey-free 64 to leap up the leaderboard and claim second place by himself.

Toss that card º Sandy Lyle: The 1988 Masters champion shot a respectable 73 in the first round, but the wheels came off with an 80 on Friday, the day's worst round. He started out double bogey-eagle, then faded with eight bogeys on the next nine holes.

On the course with ... Ryan Moore: He birdied the par-5 13th, then held his breath. The ball had moved before one of his shots, and there was a question of whether Moore had already taken his stance. That would have been a two-stroke penalty. Officials determined that Moore had not taken his stance, and the birdie stood. He finished with a 73 that left him at 1 under for the tournament.

º K.J. Choi: He's tied with Tiger Woods for third after a second-round 70, but it could have been a bit better. He three-putted on 18.

Well played, Tiger He was at his shot-shaping best on 18, cutting an approach around a tree to create a 10-foot birdie putt he drained for a 66.

One-putt A total of 49 players made the cut of 145, which tied the lowest cut in Masters history.

Two-putt The past three major champions failed to make the cut: PGA winner Martin Kaymer shot 78-72. U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell (74-73) and British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (75-74) also won't be around for the weekend.

Masters moment Henrik Stenson finished 99th out of 99 this week, including an 8 on the par-3 No. 4 -- the highest score ever recorded on the hole.

The last word "[Jack Nicklaus] took me through every single hole the way he used to play it. You can't get much better advice than that. ... I was in such awe." -- Charl Schwartzel

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