An unshackled, roaring Rory McIlroy is threatening to run away with another Masters jacket after turning his title defence into a procession.
McIlroy will take a record-breaking six-shot lead into the weekend after following up his first-round 67 at Augusta National with a magical seven-under-par 65.
Bidding to join Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo as only the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters, McIlroy burst clear of the pack with six birdies in his last seven holes on Friday (Saturday AEST).