For debutant Stephan Jäger, his first appearance at the 88th US Masters in Augusta went completely wrong. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods set a record.
The Munich golf professional Stephan Jäger paid a lot of lessons on the second day of the first major tournament of the year and clearly failed to make the half-time cut after a round of 80 with 154 shots. After seven bogeys, one double bogey and just one birdie, there was nothing to be gained for the 34-year-old on Friday on the par-72 course on the famous Magnolia Lane.
Jäger started his round with a loss of strokes, followed by more at the 4th, 6th, 7th and 11th. After a double bogey at the 12th, he managed the first birdie of the day, but immediately he was hit with more bogeys at the 14th and the final hole .
Jäger qualified for the first major of the year with the surprising victory on Easter Sunday in Houston, Texas. He was the only German in the field after two-time champion Bernhard Langer, who has lifelong eligibility, was missing after tearing his Achilles tendon in mid-February.
Tiger Woods with a record
Superstar Tiger Woods, on the other hand, set another record. The former long-time world number one and five-time Masters winner played a solid par round on day two and made the cut for the 24th time in a row at the Masters with 145 strokes. He is now the sole record holder ahead of South African Gary Player and his US compatriot Fred Couples.
Woods, 15-time major champion, had to finish his first round on Friday, which had been canceled the day before after 13 holes had been played due to darkness, and then immediately went on to the second 18 holes. A two-hour rain break caused an early stop on the first day.
An exciting three-way battle developed at the top on Friday. Before the end of the second day, opening leader Bryson DeChambeau led the leaderboard with world number one Scottie Scheffler at seven shots under par. Former US Open champion DeChambeau had two holes left to play, Scheffler eight more. Close behind the duo was fellow American Max Homa, who was six under after two rounds (67+72).
The Spaniard Jon Rahm had to fight to qualify for the final two rounds. Last year’s winner was three over par after eleven holes played and therefore only just above the cut line (+4) at this point.
2024-04-12 22:27:32
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