But everyone is chasing the hottest player on the planet, No. 1 in the world Scottie Scheffler, who has a 5-point lead in Saturday’s third round at the Augusta National Golf Club. Scheffler’s advantage matches the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history. Five other players were led with so many hits after two rounds, such as Harry Cooper in 1936, Herman Kaiser in 1946, Jack Nicklaus in 1975, Raymond Floyd in 1976 and Jordan Spith in 2015. All but Cooper ended up win a green jacket. The whole list of tee years for the 3rd round See what to watch out for on Saturday at Augusta National:
Can anyone catch Scheffler?
Scheffler, 25, has been on the rise for the past two months. After failing to win the first two seasons of his tour, Scheffler has won three of his last five appearances – at the WM Phoenix Open in February and at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in March. 2 About Since the official World Golf Rankings began in 1986, no player has won his first PGA Tour or DP World Tour, climbed to No. 1 in the world and won his first major championship victory in the same year. There were 25 different players who reached No. 1 in the world and Scheffler has the opportunity to become the first player to complete all three of those achievements that year, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But Scheffler never had a big league lead. His previous best was a draw for a second after 54 holes in the PGA 2020 Championship. He finished with a draw for a fourth. It is the third No. 1 in the world to hold or share the 36-hole lead in the Masters. Of the previous two, one of them won (Dustin Johnson in 2020) and one of them lost famously (Greg Norman in 1996). Can Scheffler keep the lead? “If anything, [having the lead] “It gives me more confidence,” Scheffler said. “I just saw that I took the lead at one point [Friday], and my first thought was to keep trying to fix it just because I feel like I’m playing well. That will be the goal we will enter [the third round], to continue to put myself in good positions, to shoot. Since I am committed to everything, everything should be fine. The rest is not up to me. “
Tiger watch
I am playing 2:22 Tiger Woods is talking about his second round and he is glad he just has the opportunity to go to the weekend. In his first official start in more than 17 months, Woods, who has won here five times, is 9 shots behind Scheffler. But it is only 4 shots from the second position. Woods, 46, had to work very hard to stay in the mix after making four of his first five holes on Friday. He rebounded with four birds in his last 11 holes and missed some other good opportunities. Overall, it was a brave performance for Woods, who was seriously injured in a car accident outside Los Angeles on February 23, 2021. “I felt good about how I reacted [Friday]”, Said Woods. “I could have easily been knocked out of the tournament today, but I kept myself in it. Tomorrow will be an important day, with as cool and tough as they anticipate. It’s going to be fast, and I have to get out there and put myself out there. “If you’re in five or six of the nine going back on Sunday, you have a chance, so I just have to get there.” Make your choices and compete for a chance to win $ 5,000! Make your choices Woods said he was pleased that his surgically repaired right foot bore through the first 36 holes. “It worked great,” he said. “I hoped I had no failures along the way, where I could not go, but I had no failures. Everything was good, it was difficult. My team did a hell of a job to get me ready. After I go ahead and break [my body] out there, they go ahead and repair it at night. “
Justin Thomas is not angry now
Justin Thomas was with Woods when he traveled to Augusta National a week ago to test his right foot while playing 18 holes with his son Charlie. He played two nine-hole training rounds with Woods earlier this week. On Thursday, it did not appear that Thomas had learned much from the 15-time great champion. But after an opening lap 76, Thomas won and rebounded with a 5-under 67 in the second. It is a draw for 10th place in the 1-under through 36 holes. Thomas scored the lowest score of the second round and kept alive the series of 18 consecutive cuts, which is the largest of any player on tour. His improvement to 9 shots was also better among the players on the field. “I do not even know how to describe it,” Thomas said of Thursday’s opening round. “This was by far the most frustrating after a round for a very, very long time. I do not know. It was just one of those weird days. [Thursday] where I just could not concentrate. I could not enter the round. “I just could not get into the moment, which is sad and unpleasant in the first round of the Masters.” Thomas said he cooled off playing with his dog. “I played fetch with my dog for about 45 minutes and [his fiancee] “Jill was out there with me,” Thomas said. “I just mumbled and bagged and moaned for about 30 minutes, had dinner and went to bed. All good.”
The place brings out the best in them
South African Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 champion, is tied for second place in the 3-under. He is ranked No. 172 in the world and has lost the cut seven times in nine touring starts this season. “The bad results did not really determine how I felt about coming here,” Schwartzel said. “I actually got two weeks off. As the two weeks went by, my confidence grew in the belief that I could win this tournament, because I started hitting it very well. [I] I just looked at old shots and it’s still there. “ Schwartzel said he watched snapshots of himself winning the Masters and began to believe he could do it again. When asked what impressed him most about winning the Augusta National 11 years ago, he had a simple answer. “Wearing the green jacket at the end,” Schwarzel said. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, who is battling back and neck injuries, is also tied for second place in the 3 under. Dustin Johnson, the 2019 champion, is tied for sixth place with 2 down. Danny Willett, who won a green jacket in 2016, is tied for 10th place in the 1st under. Willett had missed the Masters cut in four of his last five starts. He has not finished in the top 20 on tour since he tied for 18th place in the RBC Classic in March 2021. “We are in a good position,” Willett said. “I [haven’t] I stayed in this position for a while and it is nice to be there “.
Can Harold Warner III break the rookie drought?
No rookie has won the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Can Harold Varner III change that this weekend? Andrew Redington / Getty Images Harold Warner III was among the last six players to enter the Masters Stadium, ranking in the top 50 in the world on March 28. Makes the most of his opportunity. Varner tied for sixth place in the 2 under after scoring 1-under 71 in each of the first two rounds. Warner won the Saudi Arabia International in early February by sinking a 92-foot eagle into the 72nd hole. In mid-March he tied for sixth place with The Players. “I think winning just gives birth to victory,” he said. “I never doubted I could win, but it just never happened. I went there, I achieved some high numbers when it was very important, and I guess maturity. But the biggest thing is to run my journey.” Warner said some of the best advice he received came from Woods. “I never forget, the Tiger told me the most important thing,” Warner said. I asked him “What does it take to win?” He said, “Stop worrying about winning, you will keep it.” It helped my behavior just to do what I’m good at, to play golf, to hit the shot I need. “I think you have to do a lot out here.” Varner is making his Masters debut with his parents and young son Liam. “It’s unbelievable,” Warner said. “I just saw my dad for the first time just now. He does not like to watch. He is very nervous, but I saw my mom. I look forward to seeing my child. As I said earlier, he will probably go. Yes, it is awesome.”
