AUGUSTA – FedEx Cup leader and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler holds a five-stroke lead after the second round of the Masters Tournament, tying the largest 36-hole lead in tournament history for the sixth instance. Scheffler is the first player to lead by five strokes or more after the second round of a major championship since Brooks Koepka at the 2019 PGA Championship. Scheffler has won three times in his last five starts on Tour.
To no surprise, 82-time PGA Tour winner and five-time Masters Tournament champion Tiger Woods enters the third round tied for a respectable 19th place and made his 22nd consecutive cut at the Masters, one shy of the tournament record held by Fred Couples and Gary Player.
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama enters the third round T2; last player to successfully defend title at the Masters was Woods in 2002.
Notables to miss the cut: Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele, and Bryson DeChambeau.
Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the tournament, joining Paul Casey in the WDs.
Leaderboard | After 36 Holes
Scottie Scheffler 69-67—136 (-8)
Charl Schwartzel 72-69—141 (-3)
Sungjae Im 67-74—141 (-3)
Shane Lowry 73-68—141 (-3)
Hideki Matsuyama 72-69—141 (-3)