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Day leads Masters, but Woods and Guan still in contention

CNN Staff
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Updated 8:12 PM EDT, Fri April 12, 2013
Guan Tianlang of China shakes hands with Matteo Manassero of Italy after the second round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 12, in Augusta, Georgia. Click through to see all the shots from the second day and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2Fgolf%2Fgallery%2Fmasters-round-one%2Findex.html" target="_blank">look back at the first round</a>.
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Guan Tianlang of China shakes hands with Matteo Manassero of Italy after the second round of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 12, in Augusta, Georgia. Click through to see all the shots from the second day and look back at the first round.
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Jason Day of Australia putts on the 17th hole during the second round of the Masters.
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Jason Day of Australia putts on the 17th hole during the second round of the Masters.
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Fred Couples of the United States hits a shot on the fifth hole.
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Fred Couples of the United States hits a shot on the fifth hole.
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Marc Leishman of Australia walks up the 18th fairway with his caddie Matthew Kelly.
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Marc Leishman of Australia walks up the 18th fairway with his caddie Matthew Kelly.
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Jim Furyk of the U.S. plays during the second round.
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Jim Furyk of the U.S. plays during the second round.
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Angel Cabrera of Argentina hits a tee shot on the second hole during the second round.
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Angel Cabrera of Argentina hits a tee shot on the second hole during the second round.
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Tiger Woods plays his tee shot on the third hole during the second round.
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Tiger Woods plays his tee shot on the third hole during the second round.
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Rickie Fowler of the U.S. plays during the second round.
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Rickie Fowler of the U.S. plays during the second round.
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Tianlang Guan of China walks up the 18th fairway during the second round. Guan was given a one-shot penalty following his second shot on the 17th hole for exceeding the 40-second time limit.
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Tianlang Guan of China walks up the 18th fairway during the second round. Guan was given a one-shot penalty following his second shot on the 17th hole for exceeding the 40-second time limit.
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Justin Rose of England plays during the second round.
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Justin Rose of England plays during the second round.
Patrons walk the fairway during the second round.
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Patrons walk the fairway during the second round.
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays during the second round.
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays during the second round.
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Dustin Johnson of the U.S. tees off on the eighth hole.
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Dustin Johnson of the U.S. tees off on the eighth hole.
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Golf fans watch play during the second round.
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Golf fans watch play during the second round.
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Marc Leishman of Australia plays during the second round.
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Marc Leishman of Australia plays during the second round.
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Fans watch play in the rain.
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Fans watch play in the rain.
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Fred Couples of the U.S. tees off on the fifth hole.
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Fred Couples of the U.S. tees off on the fifth hole.
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Phil Mickelson of the U.S. hits a shot on the fifth hole.
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Phil Mickelson of the U.S. hits a shot on the fifth hole.
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Dustin Johnson of the U.S. hits a shot on the third hole.
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Dustin Johnson of the U.S. hits a shot on the third hole.
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Guan Tianlang of China hits a shot from the second fairway.
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Guan Tianlang of China hits a shot from the second fairway.
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Mark O'Meara and caddie Shane Joel stand on the second fairway.
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Mark O'Meara and caddie Shane Joel stand on the second fairway.
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South Africa's Trevor Immelman chips onto the second green on April 12.
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South Africa's Trevor Immelman chips onto the second green on April 12.
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A fan takes cover in the rain during the second round on April 12.
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A fan takes cover in the rain during the second round on April 12.
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Argentina's Angel Cabrera appears disappointed after missing a putt on the second hole on April 12.
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Argentina's Angel Cabrera appears disappointed after missing a putt on the second hole on April 12.
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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain and Paul Lawrie of Scotland during the second round on April 12.
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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain and Paul Lawrie of Scotland during the second round on April 12.
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Fiji's Vijay Singh plays from a bunker on the third hole on April 12.
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Fiji's Vijay Singh plays from a bunker on the third hole on April 12.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain plays during the second round.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain plays during the second round.
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Matteo Manassero of Italy hits a tee shot on the second hole.
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Matteo Manassero of Italy hits a tee shot on the second hole.
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Paul Lawrie of Scotland walks down the fairway on the second hole.
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Paul Lawrie of Scotland walks down the fairway on the second hole.
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John Merrick of the U.S. hits out of the bunker on the second hole.
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John Merrick of the U.S. hits out of the bunker on the second hole.
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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain lines up a putt as his caddie, Jeffrey Paul, looks on from the third green.
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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain lines up a putt as his caddie, Jeffrey Paul, looks on from the third green.
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Story highlights

Australian golfer Jason Day shot 4-under-par Friday to roar into the lead

Tiger Woods, who led much of the day, is three strokes back

China's Tianlang Guan, 14, will play on after narrowly making the cut

CNN  — 

Australian golfer Jason Day leads the pack after two rounds of the Masters golf tournament, though a host of players – including No. 1 ranked player Tiger Woods and Chinese teen phenom Tianlang Guan – remain in contention for the prestigious green jacket.

Day surged to the top of the leaderboard by shooting 4-under-par on Friday to finish 6-under after two rounds. Fred Couples and Marc Leishman sit one stroke behind him, at 5-under-par after two rounds.

Tiger Woods was among the leaders much of the day but faltered late – done in, in part, by bad luck after his ball hit the flagstick on the 15th hole and careened into the water. He trails Day by three strokes.

Tiger stumbles on back nine

They’ll be joined on the Augusta, Georgia, course on Saturday and Sunday by Guan, the 14-year-old Chinese player who already made history by becoming the youngest ever to tee off in the tournament.

Guan penalized for slow play

The Guangzhou native posted a score over two rounds of 4-over-par, which was just good enough to advance in the tourney.