Bryson DeChambeau, the pre-tournament favourite, is in a battle to make the cut at Augusta

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“If I can’t find the ball, is it lost?” And we were led to believe that Bryson DeChambeau was a genius? In fact, DeChambeau led us to believe he was many things before this Masters: A player who is so long and so dominant that his par at Augusta is only 67, not 72… A player who can hit the ball 400 yards plus through the air, with no carry… A player who will only get better after winning the US Open in September by six shots… DeChambeau also assured us he could drive the third green with a three-wood. Except he failed to in his second round. He hooked it into the rough and could not find it and that is when he uttered those immortal words to the baffled marshal. “Erm, yes Bryson, if you can’t find it, it does tend to be classed as ‘lost’.” In truth, it was a bad break for the 27-year-old and Augusta might analyse their spotter protocols if they ever have to play patron-free again, as balls should be able to be located when they are a matter of five yards off the fairway, no matter how thick and juicy the cabbage. Masters 2020 leaderboard and latest scores from Augusta But still, DeChambeau should have fared better than a triple-bogey seven that leaves the pre-tournament favourite in a battle to make the cut. DeChambeau also pulled his second drive and then flew the green. It is only a 350-yard par four and should be the Californian’s bread and butter. Instead it might choke him. On one-over, he is 10 behind and one off the projected cutline with six holes of his second round left. For all of his admirers, the good news is that he has a par-five remaining - the 15th - but the manner in which he is creating mayhem, anything is possible. While he picked up three birdies on the front nine of his second round, there were two bogeys to go with the triple and then another on the 10th. It was breathless, fascinating viewing that, depending on what you think of DeChambeau, was either full of brilliance or full of schadenfreude.

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