After firing a disastrous 18-over 90 in the first round on Thursday, Dunlap redeemed himself with a 1-under 71 Friday. It was the second-largest round-to-round improvement in Masters history, and it landed him just outside the cut line by two shots.
Rory McIlroy turned what could have been another heart-racing collapse at Augusta National into his greatest moment, slamming a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in the first hole of sudden death to win The Masters. McIlroy joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen as the only players to win all four of golf’s majors.
Bryson DeChambeau, who lost a five-shot lead on the back nine last year at the Masters to Sergio Garcia in a playoff, remains in contention this time around. The U.S. Open champion posted a second-round 68 to move up to eight under and will play in Saturday’s final grouping with Rose.
Scottie Scheffler, who finished tied for sixth last year and has never won a Masters, is three behind DeChambeau at six under. Shane Lowry, Corey Conners, Collin Morikawa and one-time major winner Jason Day are also within five shots of the lead at 11 under.
The top 50 and ties advance to the weekend rounds of The Masters, and this year’s cut line was 2 over. The following players missed the cut:
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