Justin Rose might just have made the most important pencil mark of his entire career to put himself in contention at Augusta this weekend . The 2013 US Open champion ended the day on seven under , sharing third place and is one of a handful of players hanging on to the coat tails of runaway leader Jordan Spieth . But it took a neat bit of psychology to rescue his round after a disastrous start as he tried to build on his opening-day 67 . Rose bogeyed three of the first four holes , finding himself playing from the trees as he recovered from wayward tee shots . And that was where the magic pencil line came to his rescue . He revealed : ‘ I was feeling really uncomfortable with my game , so I drew a line on my scorecard at that point , like you draw a line in the sand . Justin Rose battled back from a nightmare start and is in contention at Augusta . Rose tees off at the 18th as he now sits joint third , seven shots behind runaway leader Jordan Spieth . Rose flips his club after hitting from a trap on the 13th during a decent round for the Englishman . ‘ I told myself to move on and take one shot at a time . I made a great birdie at the 5th and that rallied me , and after that I played with the same rhythm as the first day. ’ The dramatic transformation was then followed by a spectacular back nine with birdies at both par threes , putting tee shots to within a few feet of the hole both times . And 34-year-old Rose believes the change of fortune can continue into the weekend . He said : ‘ I ’ m starting seven back and Jordan has played beautifully so far , but we all know a lot can happen . There ’ s magic out there on this course and it ’ s up to me to make something special happen. ’ Maybe Ian Poulter could borrow Rose ’ s pencil after a disappointing day in which his putter couldn ’ t get going . He was par for the round after bogeying the 18th and sits at one over for the tournament . He said on Twitter : ‘ Really disappointed . It ’ s simply unacceptable and disgraceful putting — 34 putts for level par is pathetic. ’ Earlier , 19-year-old Scot Bradley Neil had a tough day , shooting a 79 and finishing 13 over . He has ben tipped for big things by Rory McILroy but admitted : ‘ I ’ d prepared well for this , but it shows my game is not good enough yet , ’ he admitted . ‘ I need to work hard on it if I want to get back here . ’
moss put himself in contention , starting the second day on seven under . It took a neat bit of luck to rescue his teammates after a disastrous start . Rose missed three of the first four , finding himself dangling from the trees . And that was where the magic pencil line came to his attention .