AUGUSTA, Ga. — scheffler saw a notable streak end on Friday at the 90th Masters, as his second-round 2-over 74 left him at even par for the week. The world No. 1 and two-time champion at Augusta National Golf Club had opened with a 70, but his chances of chasing a third green jacket faded after a frustrating round. He will still make the 36-hole cut and now turns to Saturday looking for a fresh start.
Second-round trouble changes the picture
The most damaging moments came on the par-5 13th and par-5 15th, where Scheffler’s approach shots ended up in trouble and led to bogeys. He said the shot at No. 13 was the one he wanted back, explaining that he expected the ball to draw toward the green but it held to the right and bounded into a tributary of Rae’s Creek. A similar miss at No. 15 went over the green and into the penalty area that guards the 16th hole.
Scheffler finished with four bogeys on the day and was outside the top 20 when he signed his scorecard. The round marked only the third time in 24 career rounds at Augusta National that he failed to break par, ending an 11-round run of par or better that dated to the third round in 2023. That streak had stood as the third-longest in Masters history.
Scheffler says the score felt worse than the swing
“Today I felt like I played a lot better than my score, ” Scheffler said. “I got off to a slow start. A few up-and-downs early that I should have had that I didn’t convert. ” He added that he would like to hole more putts, saying the ball was rolling nicely but not dropping and that his reads may have been a little off.
“It was frustrating to get back to Even, have a couple par-5s in front of me, and then not do many things I felt wrong and wasn’t able to convert really basically anything coming down the stretch, ” Scheffler said. He also said, “Maybe a different decision there, ” when reflecting on the 13th.
What the cut means now
Scheffler said he struck the ball well enough to post a really, really nice round, but Augusta National punished the mistakes. He will make the 36-hole cut comfortably, giving him another two rounds to try to start a new streak in red figures.
That leaves scheffler with a path back into contention, but the margin is thinner after Friday’s wobble. He will look to practice, rest, and reset before Saturday, with a fifth straight top-10 finish at the year’s first major still within reach if he can turn the round around.
