Augusta difficult to Master - Rose - Sport in brief

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After adding a 75 to his opening-round 69, which had given him a share of top spot on Thursday, Rose is just two shots back in joint fourth place. Tim Clark and Brett Wetterich now lead the way on two under par, one ahead of Vaughn Taylor.

Asked if it was possible to have fun when the fast-running course is playing this hard, Rose said: "Yeah, in a sadistic way. I think you've got to enjoy the challenge of it. Take the score out of the equation and just try and deal with everything better than any of your fellow competitors really."

The 26-year-old, who on his last visit three years ago led at halfway and then slumped to an 81, added: "I'm happy really - I think.

"It was a hard, hard round of golf, way harder than Thursday. I think we got the tough end of the draw as it turned out (he was last out) - greens were rock hard, fast, spiked up in the evening and so it was very, very difficult out there.

"I managed to create some birdie opportunities which I didn't make (he missed from inside eight feet on the 13th, 14th and 15th), but to shoot three over and not have a birdie was probably a decent round."