Freddie's ready

Fred Couples is representing the over 50s with some aplomb in this year's Masters and he's keen to keep his run going over the weekend.

Fred Couples
Fergus Bisset
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What an exciting day it's turning out to be here. 21-year-old Rory McIlroy is making further progress - he still hasn't dropped a shot at the time of writing. 30 years McIlroy's senior, Freddie Couples has raced up the leaderboard with a second round 68. These days it always seems at least one of the veterans makes a run in a Major.

Fred's just been in the interview room and was being very philosophical about his chances. Rick Reilly asked him, "If Jack Nicklaus' victory in 1986 was unbelievable, what if you were to win at 51?" Fred grinned and said, "It would be the biggest upset in golfing history."

He's confident his bad back is going to hold up and he said, "If there's one Tour event I could still win, I guess it would be this one."

Rickie Fowler is making a charge up the board as well and Luke Donald has climbed through the field with an excellent 68. There's an air of anticipation around the place as the cut and the business end of the tournament approaches.

The projected cut is currently +1 and, as I write Graeme McDowell and Martin Laird are right on the bubble while Louis Oosthuizen, Ernie Els and Francesco Molinari all have work to do if theyr'e going to be here for the weekend.

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Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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