Scottie Scheffler has not shown any signs of being away from golf since the Ryder Cup, but Tiger Woods demonstrated improved touch in the second round of the Hero World Challenge. Woods improved upon his first round 73 with a 2-under 70 and is now 1-over for 36 holes. He is 10 behind co-leaders Scheffler (69-68) and Jordan Spieth (68-67). Woods sounded a warning, “Unfortunately, I just haven’t finished off my last two rounds the way I would like to and I’ve got two more days to improve.”
Scheffler, the runner-up twice this season, struggled to maintain a 7-under average through 17 holes. His 6-under performance led him to 9-under, while Jordan Spieth and Brian Harman improved to 8-under. Scheffler’s 6-under put him ahead of co-leaders Brian Harman and Jordan Spieth, who both had bogey-free rounds.
Scheffler was happy despite two bogeys, as he commented, “I got a bad break on No. 8, made a bogey, and then got in a weird spot there on 18, but outside of that I played pretty solid.” Adding to that Spieth was happy with the day’s work, saying, “I got a couple of balls on the green off the tee on the two drivable holes, which was obviously a bonus, especially on seventh.”