Augusta – Oh, what weekend the golf gods have given us in the 89th Masters.
The only way in which the classification table through 36 holes could be more delicious if Tiger Woods were 10 years young with his tendon of heft Achilles intact.
Justin Rose, at 44, and in search of a second career championship 12 years retired from his first, retained the advantage that Tok in the opening round on Thursday at 8 years after shooting 71 on Friday.
Bryson Dechambeau, the current US Open champion and YouTube golf superstar, is a shot at 7 years after loading a low 68.
Rory Mcilroy, in the persecution of the Grand Slam race, made a furious second round rally after a demoralizing ending to his first round, and there are two shots out of the leadership after shooting shooting 6 bass.
Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion and winner of two of the last three, is 5 low and three shots after shooting 71 in his search to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three of four.
Shane Lowery, the 2019 British open champion in Portrush, where the open will be played in July, there is also 5 low and three shots, along with Korn Ferry player of the year Matt McCarty and Liv Golf member of Liv Tyrrell Hatton.
Well, in the mixture that entered on Saturday are Jason Day and Viktor Hovoland in 4 -under, and a 21-year-old star in the manufacture of Ludvig åberg, who is 3 years old, along with the winner of Major Collin Morikawa and the Winters Winters Winters Winters Winters Winters of Patrick Reeders.
The classification table is full of star power. Eight players are three shots from leadership, and most of them are among the best in the game.
“The classification table is stacked very favorably for what looks like world class players there,” Rose said. Then, you are going to play a great golf, and you will go out and because and do it. It is as simple as that, really. ”
Rose, who won the US Open 2013, called the class, quality and be able to be able to be able to maintain “the company that I hope to maintain”.
“That’s where I tried to be my entire career,” he said. I have been one of the 10 best players in the world for a decade or more. So, it is good to be back in that mixture, 100 percent. ”
Fred Couple, the winner of the 1992 Masters of 65 years who lost the cut playing in his 40 ° Masters this week, harmed the classification after his round ended.
“The guy to see is Dechambeau,” said Couple. [the wind] He is not blowing, I think he will do 13 Birdies for the next two days. Then Rory. Look what Rory did today. All were bothering him after a couple of doubles [in Thursday’s round]. It’s fun to see it.
“Scheffler has been fighting, and Tyrrell Hatton, and I don’t know McCarty very well, but that’s what I enjoy.”
Scheffler lamented “too many errors in the nineteenth nine,” he added: “In general, I made enough to stay in the tournament. Three shots returning to the weekend, hopefully I will clean the card a little tomorrow.
“Golf is a fun game. It’s something daily. Yesterday I felt very good. Today, not so sharp.”
Max Homa, who played with Rose the first two days, marveled at his work.
“It was great,” said Homa. “When you think about the really rounded golf, that’s what it was. Hey, obviously, they hit a ton or big shots. He made many putts the last two days. When he was out of position, he had some really hard releases and made them seem very easy.
“It was a total golf of total package for two days. It was very consistent through the bag.”
The day was excited about the stacking board.
“Rory is trying to finish that Grand Slam that he is trying to get for a long time,” he said. “Scottie is Scottie. I feel that guy is always in dispute regardless of what he does. The opportunities are always given. It does not become too high or low. It seems that it is always somewhere around leadership.
“For me, I am the son of Under The Radar, which is good. I feel that being sitting on T-9 is good on the weekend. I simply keep my head down and maintain.”