Woods’s famous season at Augusta National never included playing holes 1 to 5 in four over the limit. Until the second day of the 86th edition of the Masters, that is. As Woods struggled badly in the most testy conditions, Thursday’s tale had ended in Friday night’s nightmare. The 15-time great champion got involved in a battle just to survive to close the 36 holes of this tournament. The TV executives, aware of the television numbers that were launched into new stratospheres by Woods’s incredible involvement, were sweating cold. What happened next provided proof, if it was really needed, that the most absurd thing in sports would be to delete Woods. There was the straight bird in the 8th. In the 10th, a hole that causes most people to pulsate, Woods played one of the tournament approach plans to set up a bird. The deviations in the next two holes – he lost a short sport for par in the 11th and could not save a three-pointer from one back shelter to the next – were offset by birds back to back. Hole 10 Therefore, Woods’s last redemption story will include 72 holes in Augusta. Whether he can make a sixth Masters title remains to be seen – the imposing Scottie Scheffler is among those standing in his way – but the way he recovered from such a shaky opening in the second round was arguably more impressive than The first day is 71. Woods still looks physically fit. is forever incredibly durable. Woods was annoyed that he did not make a bird in par-five 15th and missed an opportunity after a glorious iron in par-trie 16th. It took work to save the par in the penultimate hole after a daily first blow, but Woods saved in the last quarter even. In total, 74 and a total of one were added. Given what was happening before the 6th jersey, Tiger had reason to murmur. Undoubtedly, he will still have thoughts about the triumph of Georgia. Quick guide
Masters leaderboard in the middle of the stage
projection -8 S Scheffler (USA)-3 C Schwartzel (SA), SJ Im (Kor), S Lowry (Ire), H Matsuyama (Jpn)-2 K Na (USA), C Smith (Australia), H Varner III (USA), D Johnson (USA)-1 D Willett (Eng), J Niemann (Chi), J Thomas (USA), C Conners (Can), C Morikawa (USA), W Zalatoris (USA)With JJ Spaun (USA), C Bezuidenhout (SA), M Fitzpatrick (English)+1 T Woods, K Kisner, W Simpson, P Cantlay (all US) Other scores (selected) +2 L Westwood (Eng), R McIlroy (NI), T Hatton (Eng), J Rahm, S García (Sp), T Finau (USA), B Watson (USA); +3 T Fleetwood (Eng), P Reed (USA) +4 V Hovland (Nor) Missed cut (selected) +5 P Harrington (Ire), Z Johnson (USA); +6 B Koepka (USA), J Spieth (USA) +7 S Cink, X Schauffele (USA); +8 F Molinari (It), J Rose (Eng) +12 B DeChambeau (USA) Thank you for your response. Player by player they arrived for tasks after the media round to express how difficult this space was playing. Winds blew and temperatures dropped in an unusual way here. The bad news for these contestants is that the scene looks identical for the third and fourth rounds. Only the strongest will survive. Scheffler, No. 1 in the world, reached six below par and minus three for the day thanks to a bird in the 13th that was out of bounds with the races of so many others. Until then, Charl Schwartzel and Im Sung-jae, both in the bottom three, sat proudly at the top of the leaderboard. At the end of the match, Scheffler had signed for 67. Eight down means a lead of five. Every player who has such margins after 36 holes of a Masters has won. No pressure, Scotty. Scottie Scheffler goes for a birdie in the 13th as he posted a five under 67. Photo: David J Phillip / AP After his round, Scheffler told American television that the secret of his success was “to manage my course; when I got out of my position, I did a good job of getting the ball back in the game.” The 25-year-old appeared relaxed with the prospect of being the player to win this weekend. “If nothing else, it gives me more confidence. “When I saw that I had taken the lead today, my first thought was just to keep trying to fix it.” Shane Lowry, playing in the toughest conditions of the day, posted a 68 to join Schwartzel, Im and defending champion Hideki Matsuyama in a share of second place. A back of nine of 33 had the man from Offaly smiling justifiably. Dustin Johnson hovers with the intention of minus two. The 2020 champion may have something to prove. at the time of his victory, there were no spectators in Augusta and the march was as defenseless as the date of November suggested. This time it is a significant wear. The prospects of Open champion Collin Morikawa are reinforced by the theory that Augusta rewards strong iron players. He is widely regarded as the best in the business on this front. Not that the Californian has much time for outside opinion this week. “I think my problem is listening to others instead of trusting myself on how to play this golf course,” Moricawa said after a 70-year-old put him down. “This is the hardest thing, you hear all these things about this lesson and you really do not know how to play it until you really show up. “I just thought I could listen to everyone and play this kind of game, but I feel comfortable with a lot of t-shirt shots, which is a lot out there, and then I’ll just make my way.” For Stewart Cink, there was a snapshot in the 16th. He gave the first hole in one of the tournaments, a very special moment for Cink since his son is a caddy. “For this to happen is something I will always remember,” said the 2009 Open champion. Stewart Cink holds his ball high after a hole-in-one in the 16th hole during the second round. Photo: Charlie Riedel / AP Justin Thomas came very close to responding to Sink’s feat in the same hole, but it was still a lucrative day for the 28-year-old, who responded to opening 76 by shooting himself steadily in the tournament talk. It’s a down now. Jordan Spith’s failure to survive the weekend was largely due to the hole that fatally injured his bid for a successful Masters defense in 2016. The Texan was in a one-on-one dispute when he reached the 12th jersey, in chaos. to follow. Spieth shot two balls at Rae’s Creek for a double. He found water again at 13, so he could not take advantage of the submissive par five. A double boom in the 18th was a feature of Spieth’s frustration. For the first time in his career he lost the cut here. Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele, Francesco Molinari and Fred Couples did the same. DeChambeau’s week, when he returned from injury, was particularly devastating. Card 80 for a total of 14 over. Sandy Lyle, the 1988 champion, said after laps 82 and 76 that 2023 in Augusta is likely to mark his last major appearance. Having participated in 100 of them, he has made his time.
