Round 2 of the 2022 Masters Tournament proved to be a major challenge for the star-studded field.
Scoring opportunities were in short supply despite cool and cloudy weather conditions at Augusta National. Just 15 players were under par for the tournament after 36 holes.
One player who was deeply in the red was world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who opened up daylight on the rest of the field as the Round 2 leader.
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And then there was Tiger Woods, who wrote another compelling chapter to his comeback story. He will play on the weekend, health permitting. He had an opportunity to finish in the red, but he was unable to sink makeable birdie putts on 15 and 16. He still did enough to make it to Saturday.
"I made the cut, I'm going to have a chance going into the weekend," Woods told ESPN after his round. He acknowledged, however, that he isn't feeling "as good as I'd like to feel" after walking the hilly Augusta course two days in a row.
The Sporting News provided live updates and highlights from Friday's Round 2 action. Follow along below:
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Masters leaderboard 2022
| Player | Score (hole) | |
| 1. | Scottie Scheffler | -8 (F) |
| T-2. | Charl Schwartzel | -3 (F) |
| T-2. | Sungjae Im | -3 (F) |
| T-2. | Shane Lowry | -3 (F) |
| T-2. | Hideki Matsuyama | -3 (F) |
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Masters updates, highlights from Friday's Round 2
All times Eastern
7:20 p.m.: Round 2 reset: Scottie Scheffler (-8) leads by five strokes over a group of four golfers. Tiger Woods (+1) finishes his day nine strokes back, but he makes the cut.
6:50 p.m.: It's Scottie Scheffler's world and everyone else is living in it. He's now 8 under for the tournament and five strokes clear of the field after a birdie on 16.
Scheffler separates from the field. Lead is now five strokes. #themasters pic.twitter.com/0WQLTXZyu5
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
6:35 p.m.: Tiger will play on the weekend, leg permitting. He pars 17 to remain 1 over, and then he lands his tee shot on the par-4 18th in the heart of the fairway. At the moment, he's three strokes clear of the cut line of 4 over. (UPDATE: He makes a two-putt par for a second-round 74, but that's good enough to get him to Saturday.)
6:30 p.m.: Justin Thomas almost joins Stewart Cink in acing 16. His tee shot settles inches from the cup. Thomas taps in for a birdie to get to 1 under for the tournament.
6:15 p.m.: Woods had another look at a birdie on 16, but again he pulled the putt slightly left. The tap-in par keeps him at 1 under and well inside the cut line.
6:05 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler is putting distance between himself and the rest of the field. He moves to 6 under for the tournament and takes a three-stroke lead with a short birdie putt on 13.
6 p.m.: Tiger was threatening to making a mini-charge on the back nine. He birdied 13 and 14 to get to 1 over for the tournament, and then he gave himself a look at eagle on the par-5 15th before blasting his chip well past the hole. His uphill birdie putt faded left and he had to settle for par.
4:56 p.m.: Stewart Cink gets the hole-in-one on 16 — just the 24th in Masters history!
Ace! Stewart Cink makes a hole-in-one on No. 16. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Wss03ghX21
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
4:53 p.m.: Tiger misses the par attempt, bogeying 11 to go back to 2 over for the tournament.
4:35 p.m.: Tiger sinks the birdie on Hole 10, netting him a roar of approval from the crowd.
4:30 p.m.: And we have a new outright leader following this birdie from Scheffler.
With a birdie on No. 8 Scottie Scheffler takes the solo lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/5vEkH6ey6d
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
4:29 p.m.: Tiger with an incredible approach shot on 10 places him a few feet from his second birdie in four holes.
4:06 p.m.: Shane Lowry with the heat-seeking missile.
38-yard chip in for the Irishman. Shane Lowry moves to one under par for the Tournament. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Wq8OgaELrk
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
4:04 p.m.: A birdie on Hole 8 for Tiger to get him back to 2-over par for the tournament (and, more importantly, well within the cut line).
After early bogeys, Tiger Woods recovers a shot with a birdie on No. 8. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Id9T1GgSmI
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
3:39 p.m.: More jockeying for the lead after this birdie from Danny Willett:
A birdie on No. 9 secures Danny Willett the outright lead at four under par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Lnc3r6eiyA
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
3:37 p.m.: Tiger gets a much-needed par save on Hole 7, where he was a few feet away from going to 5 over for the round and 4 over for the tournament.
3:32 p.m.: Been a rough day for Tiger, who's 4 over through six holes. He's in danger of missing the cut line at this rate.
3:12 p.m.: Good work from Watson here to get out of a bad situation.
Bubba Watson knows his way around the Augusta National pines. #themasters pic.twitter.com/rIvm2efc9z
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
2:28 p.m.: Excellent control and ball placement here from Varner.
Despite strong winds Harold Varner III hits it to two feet on No. 16. #themasters pic.twitter.com/AVzNq1qj7q
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
2:20 p.m.: More magic from the leader.
With a birdie on No. 16 Sungjae Im rejoins the lead at four under par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Xo9uQD2hvH
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
1:45 p.m.: Tiger tees off for the day and finds the middle of the fairway bunker. Can he improve on his Round 1 score?
1:14 p.m.: Very nice from Charl Schwartzel.
All smiles on No. 16 as 2011 champion Charl Schwartzel moves to three under par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/D549z3Bac9
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
12:58 p.m.: Morikawa with back-to-back birdies:
Back-to-back birdies bring Collin Morikawa to red numbers for the Tournament. #themasters pic.twitter.com/280tLirgG5
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
12:28 p.m.: Corey Conners moves to within two strokes of Im with this birdie.
Corey Conners moves within two of the lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/tGBy0kjj5P
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
12:20 p.m.: An unfortunate break for Louis Oosthuizen.
Due to injury, Louis Oosthuizen has officially withdrawn from the Masters Tournament prior to the start of his second round. #themasters
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
11:46 a.m.: A pretty good par, as far as pars go.
Rory McIlroy saves par at No. 3. #themasters pic.twitter.com/FUBQL63Rf7
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
11:21 a.m.: Meanwhile, Koepka gets a tap-in birdie after a nice chip shot on Hole 2. That gets him within the projected cut line — for now.
11:20 a.m.: Dustin Johnson gets his first birdie of the day on the fourth (which is also the first birdie of the hole for the day). That brings him to within a stroke of Im for the lead.
Dustin Johnson pulls within one stroke of the lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/xUW7y9p1pl
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
11:02 a.m.: Brooks Koepka starts his day with a par on Hole 1; he'll need to do much better than yesterday, as he's in danger of missing the cut at 3-over 75. The projected cut line is 2-over 74.
10:32 a.m.: And now Im gets the stroke back on Hole 3 to retake sole possession of first at 5-under 67.
10:01 a.m.: Im starts his day with a bogey on the par-3 hole 1, tying him with Cameron Smith at 4-under for the tournament.
9:39 a.m.: Sungjae Im teeing off.
The Tournament leader starts his round. #themasters pic.twitter.com/jsW81g0RC5
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
8:14 a.m.: It's obvious, but needs to be said: Augusta National is beautiful.
Good morning from the Masters. #themasters pic.twitter.com/CNjNM7CY18
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2022
What channel is the Masters on today?
The Masters will air live on ESPN for the first two days before shifting to CBS for Rounds 3 and 4. Masters.com will provide free coverage of the event before the event airs on TV late in the afternoon; ESPN+ and Paramount+ are other subscription services that will provide portions of coverage for the four-day event.
Here is the full breakdown of the Masters TV schedule (all times Eastern):
| Date | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| Thursday, April 7 | 3-7:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Friday, April 8 | 3-7:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 9 | 3-7 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 10 | 2-7 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
Masters tee times for Friday, April 8
Tee time (ET) | Group |
8:00 a.m. | Sandy Lyle, Stewart Hagestad |
8:11 a.m. | Lucas Glover, Erik van Rooyen, Cameron Champ |
8:22 a.m. | Bernhard Langer, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Cameron Davis |
8:33 a.m. | Charl Schwartzel, Robert MacIntyre, Laird Shepherd |
8:44 a.m. | Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Takumi Kanaya |
8:55 a.m. | Lee Westwood, Russell Henley, Corey Conners |
9:06 a.m. | Patrick Reed, Seamus Power, Lucas Herbert |
9:17 a.m. | Bubba Watson, Tom Hoge, Keita Nakajima |
9:39 a.m. | Marc Leishman, Webb Simpson, Sungjae Im |
9:50 a.m. | Sergio Garcia, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner III |
10:01 a.m. | Abraham Ancer, Tyrrell Hatton, Sam Burns |
10:12 a.m. | Dustin Johnson, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa |
10:23 a.m. | Will Zalatoris, Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm |
10:34 a.m. | Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele |
10:45 a.m. | Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy |
10:56 a.m. | Jose Maria Olazabal, J. J. Spaun |
11:18 a.m. | Mike Weir, Padraig Harrington, Austin Greaser |
11:29 a.m. | Larry Mize, Sepp Straka, Francesco Molinari |
11:40 a.m. | Fred Couples, Garrick Higgo, Guido Migliozzi |
11:51 a.m. | Vijay Singh, Ryan Palmer, Kyoung-Hoon Lee |
12:02 p.m. | Min Woo Le, Hudson Swafford, Cameron Young |
12:13 p.m. | Stewart Cink, Brian Harman, Harry Higgs |
12:24 p.m. | Zach Johnson, Si Woo Kim, Aaron Jarvis |
12:35 p.m. | Luke List, Matthew Wolff, Mackenzie Hughes |
12:57 p.m. | Danny Willett, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch |
1:08 p.m. | Max Homa, Kevin Na, Shane Lowry |
1:19 p.m. | Kevin Kisner, Daniel Berger, Tommy Fleetwood |
1:30 p.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith |
1:41 p.m. | Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Joaquin Niemann |
1:52 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot |
2:03 p.m. | Adam Scott, Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau |
