Day 2 Masters Updates: Follow Tiger Woods at Augusta, More News and Notes
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- News and updates from Round 2 at the Masters, times ET.
7:18 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler left a final birdie putt just short at 18, but will sign for 67 and take a five-shot lead to the weekend at 8 under.
Scheffler bogeyed two of his first three holes on Friday, but surged with six birdies over his last 12 holes. The top-ranked player in the world is chasing his first major championship and his fourth win in two months.
A total of 52 players made the cut, which fell at 4 over par.
7:10 p.m.: Justin Thomas completed an impressive turnaround from Thursday, following that day's 76 with a 5-under 67 to climb all the way back to red figures at 1 under and into a tie for 10th. He had six birdies opposite just one bogey.
6:50 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann's day had an abrupt end with a double bogey at 18, dropping him to 1 under for the tournament.
Woods had a terrific two-putt from the back of the green and shot 74. He'll still be part of the conversation this weekend, at 1 over.
But the conversation will start with Scheffler, who birdied 16 for his fourth birdie in five holes to get to 8 under.
6:42 p.m.: Scheffler completed a perfect day on Augusta National's par 5s, birdieing the 15th to get to 7 under and four clear of the field. He just knocked another one close at 16 and is working on a very nice cushion going into the weekend.
6:30 p.m.: Woods had a 9-iron in his hand from the fairway on 17 but could only muster another par, his seventh par in an eventful round.
6:22 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, for the moment, holds the mark of most improved from Round 1 to 2, following a 77 with a 69 to earn a weekend tee time at 2 over.
Justin Thomas may top that, sitting at 4 under for his round with three holes to play. He shot 76 on Thursday.
6:14 p.m.: Woods' birdie try slipped by on the left at 16, another disappointment today with the putter. He's in the fairway at the par-4 17th.
6:04 p.m.: Scheffler birdied the par-5 13th, getting to 6 under and three clear of the field — and he's got one more par 5 yet to play.
On that hole, the 15th, Woods missed a birdie putt and a chance at three straight birdies. It was his first par on the second nine. On the tee at the par-3 16th, he played the right-side slope and the ball rolled out to about eight feet below the hole.
5:48 p.m.: Woods made it two in a row with a birdie at 14, getting to 1 over for the tournament and into a tie for 20th.
Not to be forgotten in the twosome, Joaquin Niemann also birdied the 14th and moved back to 3 under, two shots off Scheffler's pace.
5:35 p.m.: Scheffler birdied the 12th hole and is two shots up at 5 under.
Woods birdied 13 to move to back to 2 over, continuing an eventful second nine. And in the "Ridiculous Tiger Stats Department," he's now 57 under on the 13th in his Masters career.
5:20 p.m.: Pace of play is starting to grind, and Woods had to wait on the 13th tee for a long time before finally hitting his tee shot. He flared it a little right, but it landed in the pine straw and rolled back down into the fairway. A nice break, but Woods has a long approach for his second shot, if he decides to go for it on this famed par 5.
5:06 p.m.: Woods fails to get up and down, and that bogey hurts. He's back to 3 over for the event. The projected cut is 4 over, so these closing holes will determine if he plays this weekend.
5:01 p.m.: Woods bogeys the tough par-4 11th and his tee shot on 12 airmails both the green and the back bunker. Luckily, his ball rolls back down the bank, into that bunker behind the green. He'll have a tough up-and-down, but if his ball stayed in the trees it would've been a whole new level of trouble.
4:48 p.m.: Scheffler misses a 3-footer for birdie on 9, which would've given him a 2-shot lead. He taps for par, but that was a missed opportunity.
4:45 p.m.: Woods stuffs his approach to the tough par-4 10th and knocks in the 2-footer for a birdie on one of the toughest holes on the course. He's back to 1 over for the tournament.
4:31 p.m: As many as five players could ascend to No. 1 in the world this weekend. But if Scheffler keeps this up, no one will knock him off the perch.
4:23 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler's dream spring has reached the top of the leaderboard at the Masters.
The world No. 1 has won three times in the last two months and remains hot; birdies at the seventh and eighth holes have moved him to 4 under and the solo lead.
4:16 p.m.: Tiger Woods has finished his first nine in 39 shots, after a par at the ninth hole. He's at 2 over for the tournament, which is just five shots back on this challenging, windy Friday.
4:07 p.m.: The cut line is starting to come into view, and 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth may be on the wrong side after a double bogey at the 18th hole.
Spieth also made a triple on the 12th hole, where he hit two balls in the water. Golf fans will remember he also rinsed two at the 12th in 2016 in the Masters eventually won by Willett.
Spieth's two-day total of 74-76 left him 6 over, which could prove to be one shot too many. Brooks Koepka also finished at 6 over. Xander Schauffele shot 77 on Friday to finish at 7 over.
4 p.m.: Woods posted his first birdie of the day at the par-5 eighth, getting to 2 over for the tournament in a tie for 29th.
He hit a solid drive to the left side of the fairway, then left his second shot just off the front left of the green. A deft chip to under 2 feet set up the birdie. It was also his first one-putt green of the round.
3:59 p.m.: Willett bogeyed the 10th, falling back into the lead pack at 3 under with Charl Schwartzel and Sungjae Im, who are both done for the day, and Scottie Scheffler.
3:43 p.m.: Raise your hand if you had Danny Willett in your pools or on your betting apps. Anyone?
Willett is 161st in the world rankings but is the 2016 Masters champion, so he knows how to get around Augusta National. This birdie at the ninth got him to 4 under and the solo lead.
3:35 p.m.: The putts are not going down Friday for Woods.
At the 450-yard par-4 seventh, Woods unleashed a mighty 330-yard drive to set up a wedge approach, which he hit to about 18 feet. But the birdie putt didn't fall, giving him a third par for the round to go with four bogeys. He remains at 3 over for the tournament.
3:23 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, looking for an April green jacket to go with the one he won in November 2020, is in the clubhouse at 2 under after a Friday 73. He parred all nine holes on the second nine.
3:18: Woods halted the bogey streak at the par-3 sixth, hitting a 7-iron onto the green from 193 yards and two-putting for par.
He has two-putted all six greens in his second round.
3:10 p.m.: As any avid Masters fan knows, Fuzzy Zoeller was the last rookie champion, in 1979. Might Harold Varner III end the rookie drought?
The North Carolina resident was smiling on Thursday and is now in a fine spot heading to the weekend, shooting a second consecutive 71 to get to 2 under. His highlights on Friday included a perfect play to the par-3 16th.
3:05 p.m.: Woods is continuing to fall down the leaderboard after another bogey, this time after a wayward drive at the par-5 fifth hole.
His drive ended up in the woods on the right — the fourth time in five holes his tee shot went right of its target — and he could only pitch out back to the fairway. From 113 yards he hit the green but couldn't hole the par putt, and fell to 4 over for the day and 3 over for the tournament.
2:51 p.m.: Make it three bogeys in four holes to start for Woods, following a messy effort at the par-3 fourth.
His tee shot on the 176-yard hole landed short and right of the green, with a back-right hole location. He debated playing a pitch or a bump-and run, chose the latter but didn't get enough of it and the ball rolled back toward the front of the green.
The ensuing 25-foot uphill par putt came up six inches short. Woods is 2 over and in a tie for 32nd.
2:34 p.m.: Woods is over par for the first time in this Masters after a bogey at the par-4 third hole, his second bogey of the round.
Woods found the fairway with a stinger iron at the 350-yard short par 4, then the unpredictable winds pushed his approach shot right of the green. He had a wry laugh and look at the sky. One chip and two putts later, Woods walked off with a 5-5-5 start to his Friday and is 1 over for the tournament.
2:25 p.m.: Sungjae Im became the first Korean to lead a round at the Masters, shooting 67 on Thursday. He has had an up and down Friday but is hanging onto the lead, getting back to 4 under with two holes to play after a birdie at the par-3 16th.
2:18 p.m.: Tiger Woods failed to take advantage of the first par-5 in his second round, making par at the second hole.
He missed the fairway into a right-side bunker for the second consecutive hole, laid up and wedged onto the green from 109 yards. He two-putted for par.
2:14 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, still hunting for the green jacket to complete his grand slam, may have to fight just to make the weekend.
With a bogey and double bogey to open his second nine, he is 4 over for the tournament and close to the cutline, which will be low 50 players and ties.
On the challenging par-4 11th hole, he hit the fairway off the tee then pushed his second shot into the patrons. He pitched onto the green but three-putted for the double.
1:55 p.m.: Tiger Woods opened his second round with a bogey.
The five-time champion missed the fairway to the right, landing in the bunker. From 145 yards he missed the green to the right, but had plenty of green to work with. His chip made it up to the shelf past the hole, but he missed the 6-foot par putt.
He is now even for the tournament.
1:40 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, is the Round 2 clubhouse leader at 3 under after a round of 3-under 69 — a fine round that could look even better by day's end.
1:15 p.m.: The second round of the 86th Masters got under way on time Friday morning, unlike yesterday when tee times were delayed a half-hour after a night of rain.
Moisture won't be a story today, but winds of 20-30 mph and possibly gusting higher will be.
The best round on the course at the moment is 3 under through 17 holes by Charl Schwartzel, which has vaulted him into a tie for second at 3 under. Overnight leader Sungjae Im is 2 over and currently 3 under overall.
Cameron Smith leads at 4 under and will tee off at 1:30 p.m. Following him will be Tiger Woods at 1:41 p.m., now playing as a twosome with Chile's Joaquin Niemann following Louis Oosthuizen's withdrawal due to injury.
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