【April 9, 2022, Augusta】On the morning of April 9, Beijing time, the 86th Masters ended the second round at Augusta National Club. After shooting a 67, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler took a half-way lead with a 36-hole (-8) of two rounds of 136 (-8). Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama continued to work in this round, finishing 69 and tied for 2nd place with two rounds of 141 (-3) with the first round leader Ren Chengzai.
Tiger Woods shot a 74 today and finished in two rounds at 145 (+1) in a tie for 19th place to make it to the weekend lineup!
The world's first Scheffler
After 36 holes, the promotion line was drawn at 148 (+4) and the top 45 players (including tied, a total of 52 players) advanced. Harrington, Zach Johnson and others failed to qualify by 1 stroke; Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Mike Weir missed the weekend final with 2 strokes. Stuart Zink, a 48-year-old Grand Slam champion, failed to qualify in two rounds of 76-75, but he scored a lucky one on the 16th hole!
Today's Augusta is sunny but accompanied by strong winds, and the afternoon custom is 16 mph, reaching a maximum of 30 mph. It also adds challenge difficulty to players, especially those who leave in the afternoon. The last group to set off for world number one Scotty Scheffler, playing enough to match his world rankings!
'It was windy today, it was the pitch, I couldn't think too much about the weather, all I did was focus on every shot of myself and keep myself in the best shape at all times.' Schaeffler said he caught seven birdies to swallow 2 bogeys today, delivering a game-low 67 and taking a five-stroke lead. "My results in recent months have been very good, which gives me good confidence. For tomorrow's game, I will continue to maintain the current strategy, tomorrow will still be difficult, all I can do is keep myself focused. ”
Tiger Woods
Today, Tiger Woods completed a tortuous round, swallowing six bogeys and four birds. After the game, he also admitted that the wind on the court on this day brought him a lot of challenges, "Everyone's situation today is very difficult, so I said it was good to play par." The most important thing is that I have advanced so that I have a chance to do it this weekend! Tomorrow the weather will be cooler and the fairways and greens will be faster and drier. ”
Before the game began, Woods had said that walking on the golf course was a huge challenge. After completing two rounds, he said he wasn't in as good shape as he had hoped, but being able to qualify meant there was still a chance. "Sometimes by the last nine holes, players who are five or six strokes behind still have a chance and anything can happen. Tomorrow is an important day, it will be cool and it will be tough. We will face the hardships of a windy day again. I need to deal with my problems, type in red letters, and give myself a chance to compete for the title on Sunday. Woods said.
After two rounds, Grand Slam champion Dustin Johnson was tied for sixth with a 69-73 shot, Colin Morikawa was tied for 10th with a 73-70, and Rory McIlroy shot 73 in both rounds, tied for 23rd with Joe Ram and the like. Next, Saturday's third round will be the most critical moving day, and the stars will also have a chance to compete for better rankings.
Tiger Woods will depart in the same group as Kevin Kisner at 1:00 p.m. local time. The leading group will depart at 2:50 p.m.
The Masters had a total prize money of $11.5 million, 91 players were on the main draw, Paul Casey in the first round and Luis Urschur jen retired in the second round, 89 players completed the first two rounds of the tournament, and 52 players will advance to the weekend final to launch an attack on the Green Jacket! The golf scene is changing, with top players fighting for glory, and April's most talked about golf melody continues to play at Augusta National Club.