Scottie Scheffler You are not entirely guaranteed to make the cut in the US Open after scoring 74 shots on the second day. A double bogey on hole 5 -started at 18- complicated his return. At the moment, the world number one is in 84th place, with 145 (+5) in the accumulated score, and would pass by by the skin of his teeth.
Curiously, it is the first time in his career that the current Masters champion fails to make a birdie during a round in a major. Beyond the difficulties that the American Open always poses, it is a real surprise that Scheffler has not won a hole on the Pinehurst No. 2 course, especially given how well he has been playing.
�The reason? Today his short game did not help him and he was not successful on the green. I know he hit fairways, although on the 17th his caddie judged his boss’s tee shot as “the worst I’ve ever seen you give”. The last time Scottie Scheffler missed a tournament cut was 672 days ago at FedEx St. Jude 2022. The toughness of the US Open will likely make the +5 qualify for the weekend, as set now.
Scheffler’s fateful hole, the 5th, is curiously turning out to be one of the ‘easiest’ in the field, but both Scheffler and Schauffele made the same mistake when trying to get the ball out of the sand next to the green on the left side. They had to overcome a small slope to reach the flag, but trying to adjust was a trap because the ball could fall back down where it came up, as it did.
Those who maintain their candidacy to win a new ‘major’ on their record are Bryson DeChambeau (-4) Rory McIlroy (-3). The latter signed 72 hits. The Belgian Thomas Detry (-4), who already had a great PGA Championship, also appears in the top positions in this tournament. Among the Spaniards, in the morning shift he only played Eugenio L�pez-Chacarrawhich after making 73 strokes will not make the cut, since it computes +8.
