Justin Rose still leads the way as Rory McIlroy aims to keep Masters bid alive

Justin Rose remained top of the leaderboard midway through his second round of the 89th Masters. Picture: Matt Slocum/AP

Justin Rose remained the man to catch at Augusta National as Rory McIlroy battled to reignite his own bid to win the Masters and complete the career grand slam.

Rose began the second round with a three-shot lead and quickly extended his advantage with a birdie on the par-five second after getting up and down from a greenside bunker.