A good nine by Scottie Scheffler, and the number one in the world is in the box that will go this weekend. A quarter of a century after the tiger’s maiden procession in 1997, there will undoubtedly be a lot of talk about the 25-year-old Texan escaping in a similar vein; and yet we all know most of this year’s story is almost certain it has not yet unfolded. Many people still have to stumble upon this Scheffler. See what the top of the scoreboard looks like after the second round. See you tomorrow for Moving Day! -8: Scheffler-3: Schwartzel, Im, Lowry, Matsuyama-2: Varner III, D Johnson, Na, Smith-1: Conners, Morikawa, Zalatoris, Willett, Niemann, ThomasE: Bezuidenhout, Fitzpatrick, Spaun + 1: Simpson , Cantlay, Kisner, Woods + 2: MacIntyre, Westwood, Watson, Garcia, Hatton, Rahm, McIlroy, Straka, Swafford, Higgs, Kim, Kokrak, Gooch, Berger, Finau Some big names missing: Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, Sam Burns, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson. Updated at 00.36 BST Before 39 m. 00:20
Scheffler signs for 67 and a lead of five shots!
Scheffler gives up his bird’s effort a few turns, and it’s just a par. Exactly 18 at Augusta! He puts his signature on the bottom of a five under 67 years old, to go next to yesterday’s 69. He closed both of the first three holes! What a show. Before 43 meters 00:16 Scheffler is completely intolerable by trees. He is able to make a complete movement of his wedge and send it high. He will take a look at another bird from 13 feet. If he does putt, it will be his fifth bird in the last seven holes, and he will be back with 31 touches for 66. Outrageous behavior on such a stormy day … and to think, for a while, we were seriously wondering for a while if Charl Schwartzel would be the sole leader of the 36 holes. It’s in a fraction of a second, to be fair. Before 47 meters 00:12 Scheffler seems to have gone through the worst trees and has a window in the green! Hello, when it’s your day, it’s your day. 50 meters before 00:09 A little light on the chase? Scheffler sends a large piece to the pines below his right 18. He is not in the worst position, his ball ends up in a clear piece, although whether he will have a path to the green is a completely different matter. Before 52 meters 00:07 A happy Tiger talks to Sky. “I started with a terrible start. I hit some bad shots and some big gusts of wind that took my ball everywhere. I thought, okay, this is not going well! If we can somehow get back to the same level, it would be a great finish. I could have done it, at 15 and 16, but other than that, it was a good match and I’m in the ball game. “I think the committee will be happy to be dry and fast.” As for his physical condition? “I feel it! We have a little work ahead of us tonight! “ Before 54 meters 00:05
JT shoots 67
Thomas’s bird shaves the right edge of the cup. Exactly the same for JT, but this is a great 67. It’s -1 and in good luck for the weekend, albeit with little ground to make up for Scheffler … who is thrown from the shelter in front of 17 for to a few feet. The exchange rate saver goes in, and remains at -8. A bird down to the last one would throw a chill all over the field. An exchange rate will pause them, let’s face it! -8: Scheffler (17) -3: Schwartzel (F), Im (F), Lowry (F), Matsuyama (F) -2: Varner III (F), D Johnson (F), Na (F), Smith (F) -1: Conners (F), Morikawa (F), Zalatoris (F), Willett (F), Niemann (F), Thomas (F) Updated at 00.17 BST 1 hour ago 00:01 Back at 17, Scheffler tries to throw a slingshot around the trees at the bottom left. Its fabricated hook strikes the shelter that protects the front of the green. This should not be a huge problem, but Masters are Masters, so you never know. Meanwhile, at 18, Matsuyama’s bird never seems to fall. Exactly the same, but this is a good 69. The defending champions go to -3 this weekend, in a good position to become only the fourth player in the history of the Masters, after Jack, Nick and Tiger. 1 hour before 23:58 Thomas cuts his pin from his shelter at 10 feet! It will have a bird putt and a lap 66. Matsuyama’s companion, from a more welcoming position in the middle of the road, is 18 feet wide to the left of the flag. But the bird will also look good, and a possible 68. 1 hour ago 23:56 Meanwhile, here is Andy Bull for Rory McIlroy’s ongoing races. 1 hour ago 23:55 Speaking of Sandy Lyle … 1 hour ago 23:54 Scheffler’s T-shirt dropped 17 skirts with the trees at the bottom left. It should be ok for a route in the green. Meanwhile, at 18, Matsuyama rips his shirt in half, but Thomas pulls his car into the sand at Lyle Country. 1 hour before 23:51 However, it is nine steps away from the current lead. Scheffler hits his bird and that is very outrageous! -8: Scheffler (16) -3: Schwartzel (F), Im (F), Lowry (F), Matsuyama (17) 1 hour before 23:50 Matsuyama believes he has nailed a 12-foot uphill for a bird at 17, and walks after it, but dies to the right in the last turn. Exactly equivalent, and remains at -3, four of Scheffler’s lead (for now). By age 18, Niemann is pulling his trigger, and that’s a sick six. It is 74, and ends the day at -1. Meanwhile, the Tiger draws two feet from a distance at the back of the green. It ends with a street-fighting 74, a lap that threatened to spiral out of control after four bogs in its first five holes. But what a resilience! It’s +1 here for the weekend too! 1 hour ago 23:46 Scheffler is unstoppable! He hangs his T-shirt at 16 by 7 feet. If this happens, people can start taking. Back at 18, Niemann is faced with a subtle dip outside the shelter with tall faces in front. He takes the ball out, but the margins are small, and it turns green and goes back to the passage. He makes chips for four, and almost hits the flag, but the ball goes six feet. A big boom is coming for the young Chilean. 1 hour ago 23:43 The problem with the chase pack is that you can’t really count on Scheffler. Statistics can be extreme; Number one in the world is also! He chips from another farcically wide position to the right of a par, and hits it close enough that the bird is inevitable. In it arrows, unmistakably from ten feet, and the brilliant 25-year-old Texan is four clean! -7: Scheffler (15) -3: Schwartzel (F), Im (F), Lowry (F), Niemann (17), Matsuyama (16) -2: Varner III (F), D Johnson (F), Na (F), Smith (F) 1 hour ago 23:39 You know what, Cam Smith will be fine with himself despite shooting 74 today. He makes his bird at 18, and this is his second in the last four holes, turning a bad round into a logic one, given the conditions and the relative lack of a low score (some notable exceptions outside). It is -2, currently just four away from the lead, one of the pace when you consider the farthest Scheffler. 1 hour ago 23:36 A miserable end to Kevin Kisner’s lap. Having climbed to the top of the table at -1 with these birds at 13, 14 and 16, he finished bogey-bogey for a 70 which is slightly disappointing in the frame. It goes to +1 this weekend. Daniel Berger also stumbled at home, with bogs at 14, 15 and 16, and his 75 is something like a drop after yesterday 71. He has +2. And it is level 72 for Tommy Fleetwood: out 33, back to 39. A double 7 in 13 that gave 2.2 shots on the court. It is +3. Updated at 23.36 BST 1 hour before 23:32 Scheffler may have a three-shot lead, but his approach game was a bit confusing in the last two holes. Width right at 13, short at 14, now wide right again at 15. How important is exactly what is debatable, as it is a down in this part so far, but it’s a matter. Meanwhile, Tiger and Niemann at 17 … and an opportunity for Cam Smith to put some lipstick on a pig as he sends the second one on his six legs. A bird would make its iced tea taste much sweeter. 2 hours ago 23:25 Kevin Na’s second 18-year-old lands 30 feet behind the flag and reproduces the journey made by Sandy Lyle in 1988. The bird enters and signs for the second 71’s of the week. Goes to Moving Day at -2. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas is in one. It almost produces a fax copy of Stewart Cink ace at 16. Not exactly, but it will press for a third bird in a row and become red figures for the first time in this tournament. 2 hours ago 23:23 Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama will not be leaving any time soon. After a long series of fights, he finds the par-five 15th in the two and then carefully throws his eagle at a distance from the kick-in. A bird puts him in a second draw at -3. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas’s partner leaves his eagle’s effort worryingly short, but hits the next shell to return to level. This is a great round from the 2017 PGA Champion. 2 hours ago 23:20 Scheffler lifts from 14 to 6 feet forward and is not in the mood to lose the putt. In general it is so stable with the flat stick today, which makes the deflection from a short distance at 9 so strange. Right now, there seem to be a few pieces in the armor of the number one in the world, but then we know that this tournament does not start until the back nine of Sunday. So more on Scheffler’s moxie! 2 hours ago 23:18
Shane Lowry signs for 68
The Tiger does not give uphill ten feet to 10 enough juice. He dies to the left. He left some great opportunities to be lost in the last two holes. Remains at +1. Niemann meanwhile makes an outrageous two-legged tie, forcing him to send his first putt away from the hole and turn it over 30 feet. He stays at -3 … like Shane Lowry, whose bird from 12 feet to 18 shaves his lips. Exactly par, but signs for four under 68, currently the lowest score of the day! 2 hours ago 23:14 Tiger lands his T-shirt at 16 in Cink-Jarvisville, his ball breaks on the left and stops ten feet away. A good look at another bird that is coming …
