Justin Rose has warned that he will not win The Masters by trying to force birdies at every opportunity.

The Englishman is tied for third alongside Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey, but trails Jordan Spieth by seven strokes at the halfway point.

Rose has admitted that he was able to gain momentum in the latter part of his round, but has suggested that he must wait for the birdie opportunities to arrive if he is to stand a chance of victory at Augusta.

He told BBC Sport: "I was not really enjoying myself in the first two holes. It was a tricky start but I just tried to remember a couple of other rounds here and I think it was in 2007 when I got off to a poor start in the final round and went on a run so I was just trying to create momentum.

"I had to just forget what had happened and remember yesterday's performance.

"You can't press it too hard on this course you have to let your birdies come and take your opportunities when they come."

Spieth broke the record for the lowest 36-hole total in Masters history, after finishing the second round on 14-under-par.