In his debut as the new No. 1 player in the world, Scottie Scheffler looked the part. He was bogey-free over the final 15 holes for a 5-under 67, tying the Masters record by building a five-shot lead going into the weekend.
Tiger Woods waves to the gallery after putting out on the 18th green during the second round at the Masters golf tournament on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.
Scheffler, the 25-year-old Texas Longhorn, has won three of his last five starts on the PGA Tour and doesn't appear to be overwhelmed by the stage of Augusta National. Former Masters champion Dustin Johnson led a group at 2-under 142, while the bunch another shot behind included two-time major champion Collin Morikawa and former PGA champion Justin Thomas, whose 67 matched Scheffler for best of the day.
Scott was trying to stay in the mix until he had a wedge spin back into the water on the par-5 15th, hit the next over the green and took triple bogey."I definitely feel like I was in a fight today," he said. "I guess the only thing I would say to that is maybe I just performed a little bit better."
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