Rory’s monster Masters lead sets new record

Rory McIlroy is on fire at Augusta, setting new Masters records.

The Northern Irishman is -12 after two rounds following a magnificent second round of 65 (-7) which has him six strokes clear of the field.

His six-shot lead is a Masters record after 36 holes.

His score of 12 under is the best by a defending champ, surpassing the previous record of -9 by Ian Woosnam in 1992.

Remarkably, McIlroy ranks 90th of 91 players for driving accuracy.

McIlroy enters the third round six shots clear of Sam Burns and Patrick Reed who are tied in second on -6.

Shane Lowry is tied for fourth on -5 with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose.

Jason Day leads the way for the Aussies tied in seventh on -4 while Adam Scott is T39 on +2.