Scottie Scheffler showed no signs of having been away from golf since the Ryder Cup, but Tiger Woods showed better touch in the second round of the Hero World Challenge. Woods improved from a 73 in the first round to a 1-over for 36 holes, trailing 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. He missed a par on the last shot, a second drop after a bogey. Scheffler’s 6-under put him at 9-under, followed by Jordan Spieth who had a clean 67 after an adventurous first round. Brian Harman, a first-round co-leader, turned around a disastrous start with a 5-under to reach 8-under.
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.” Further, 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.”
