PGA Championship 2022: World No.1 Scottie Scheffler missed the cut
As the most challenging and difficult arena with typical strong wind weather, Southern Hills Country Club has caused many golfers to lose control, but there are still breakthrough faces to gain the advantage.
Tiger Woods made a breakthrough, surpassing the cut
Entering the race with an unexpectedly impressive start with 2 birdies in the first 5 holes, Tiger Woods soon lost his advantage due to his leg injuries. At the end of the first 18 holes of the PGA Championship 2022, Woods scored 4-over 74 and was among the golfers at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Woods' second round scenario was quite similar to the first day as he maintained a steady form in the front-nine, safe with par when he scored a birdie on hole 5 and got a bogey on hole 8.
However, at the back-nine, Tiger made a mistake on the 11th par-3 and got a double-bogey. At this time, Tiger Woods faces a very high risk of missing a cut, the chance for fans to see the former world No.1 compete in the weekend can be said to be very slim. But then Woods had a remarkable performance when he hit 3 birdies in the last 8 holes.
Scoring -1 on the 2nd day, Tiger Woods jumped 46 places in the leaderboard, tied for T-53. This is an extremely positive sign for Tiger when this is the second tournament in a row he has successfully surpassed the cut since his return.
Scottie Scheffler heading home
The world No. 1 golfer - the "hunter" of the PGA Tour title - The Masters champion missed the opportunity at the PGA Championship after two rounds of 71-75 strokes. This can be said to be an unexpected scenario because Scottie Scheffler is the golfer with the highest peak performance at the moment.
Southern Hills golf course is considered by experts to be the most difficult and challenging arena, even for the top golfers in the world. Despite the lack of stellar handling and underperformance, Scottie was still in the safe zone and had a perfect chance to make the cut. However, right on the final decision hole par-4, the world No. 1 golfer repeatedly made the mistake of hitting the ball into the bunker, then unsuccessfully saving the ball, causing the ball to slide to the left of the green, then ending with double-bogey.
Match day with a result of 75 forced Scottie Scheffler to head home. Along with Scottie Scheffler, there are other notable names who have failed to cross the cut such as: Dustin Johnson (+5), Lee Westwood (+6), Sergio Garcia (+7), John Daly (+8) and Patrick Cantlay (+11).
Rory McIlroy lost the top position
After a sublime first day of competition, Rory McIlroy's performance in the second round was not very impressive when he got a +1 result and lost his position, falling to the T-5.
Meanwhile, Will Zalatoris maintained his explosive performance, the PGA Tour rookie quickly sped up, scoring total of (-9) 66-65 strokes to surpass the seniors, officially stepping into the top of the leaderboard. This is a golden opportunity for Will Zalatoris to have the first victory in his career, before that, in PGA Championship history, there were 7 champions holding the top position after 36 holes.
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