Xander Schauffele will tee off Saturday at the 88th Masters Tournament 6 shots off the lead. That may seem like a lot, however with the method the course has actually played so far, he is definitely alive.
He kept himself there with a great 2nd round Friday. Schauffele carded an even par 72 for the 2nd straight day.
“I played quite strong. I made some essential putts,” Schauffele stated after his round.
He definitely did. Out of the 89 Masters individuals, just 8 ended up under par and just Ludvig Aberg broke 70, with a 3-under 69.
Alternatively, many stars published rounds into the 80s as Augusta National revealed its teeth.
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Wind gusts upwards of 45 miles per hour ruined the course.
“It was most likely the most difficult day that– not that I have a lots of experience here, however absolutely will most likely decrease as ideally the hardest day at Augusta I’ve ever played.”
Regardless of the conditions, the 30-year-old was not entrusted to a bad taste in his mouth, unlike ruling Masters champ Jon Rahm who questioned Augusta National Golf Club for continuing play.
“It was reasonable. If you struck an excellent– the fairways out here are best in front of you, so 13 and 15 were those holes you require to benefit from, and they were still difficult to birdie simply with how the greens were bouncing. Total I believed the course played actually reasonable. It was difficult to get it close, and you simply seemed like anytime you had a birdie putt of 15 to 20 feet, you truly seemed like you required to make it to attempt and comprise some ground.”
The 75.08 scoring typical Friday was the worst at The Masters considering that 2007 when Zach Johnson won a Green Jacket at 1-over par.
Schauffele appears to have the ideal psychological method. With winds passing away down, if he desires to make up ground on the leaders, he will likely have to go low Saturday.
Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf protection, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all significant social networks platforms.