What we learned on Day 2 of The Masters Tournament

Round 2 of the 2024 Masters is in the books, and boy, was that fun or what? The blustery wind was causing mayhem at Augusta National Golf Club, leading to high scores and separating the contenders from the pretenders. After the dust settled, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa stood tied for the lead at 6 under par. 

Twenty-nine players were sent home on Friday after the cut, and the beat-up survivors will return to Augusta to fight through the weekend. 

Here's what we learned on a chaotic Day 2 of The Masters.

Scottie Scheffler is (still) the man to beat

Scheffler braved the elements to shoot an even-par 72 in the second round, but considering the circumstances, it was one of his most impressive rounds of the year. The afternoon wave was tested with high winds and a ferociously firm, fast golf course. Most players flunked that test. Rory McIlroy, who played with Scheffler, shot a 5-over 77. Justin Thomas shot a 7-over 79. Viktor Hovland limped to a 9-over 81.

It was a brilliant display of golf from the world's No. 1 player, and he's still the decisive favorite entering the weekend. 

Tiger Woods could... win The Masters???

If Scheffler's 72 was brilliant, Woods' round was astonishing. The 48-year-old, who played only one full round of competitive golf in 2024 entering the week, grinded out an even-par round in the wind to finish at +1 through two days. He was one of just 14 players in the field to shoot even par or better on Friday. Oh, and he had to play five extra holes in the morning to finish his first round, so he barely had any time to recover before teeing it up for his second.