This weekend at Augusta Nationwide seems to be like will probably be one for the ages.
The leaderboard is stacked with golfers who’ve mixed for 10 main championships all inside three pictures of one another on the prime, and the gamers at even par (eight pictures again) or higher have a mixed 24 main wins.
Fifty-four gamers made the reduce Friday, and the enjoying has been very good. The reduce line was a mere 10 strokes again of the lead. It is a lengthy shot for these guys, however they don’t seem to be out of it.
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Former President Donald Trump follows his tee shot on the third tee throughout the pro-am previous to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump Nationwide Golf Membership Aug. 10, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. (Mike Stobe/Getty Pictures)
It has the eye of President Donald Trump, an avid golfer.
Fox Information Digital’s Paulina Dedaj was on Air Pressure One with the president Friday and requested Trump who he’d “like to see win the Masters.”
He is apparently rooting for everyone.
“They’re all friends of mine. They have some great ones. Scottie Scheffler’s great. Bryson [DeChambeau] is great. Justin Rose, they’re all friends of mine,” he stated.
“It’s going to be a very good Masters. Looks like it’s going to be a very good Masters. Some fantastic golfers at the top.”
Masters chairs on the 18th inexperienced throughout the ultimate spherical of the Masters at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour through Getty Pictures)
RORY MCILROY, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU SURGE; JUSTIN ROSE HOLDS SLIM MASTERS LEAD AT MIDWAY POINT
He is proper. Justin Rose’s 8-under leads the pack, whereas DeChambeau is a stroke again. McIlroy is 2 pictures behind the chief together with Corey Conners.
Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Matt McCarty are all sitting at 5-under par. Different massive names inside placing distance embody Viktor Hovland and Jason Day at 4-under; Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed and Collin Morikawa at 3-under; and Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood and Brian Harman six again at 2-under.
Main champions at 1-under and even embody Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick and Wyndham Clark.
Scottie Scheffler performs his shot from the 18th tee throughout the second spherical of the Masters at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Pictures)
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A win for Scheffler would make him the primary back-to-back winner at Augusta since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002. In the meantime, McIlroy is making his eleventh try to finish the profession grand slam and remains to be eyeing the long-coveted inexperienced jacket.
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