MASTERS ON TV
• 3-7 p.m. – Third round, CBS
Friday scores
Scottie Scheffler 69-67--136
Charl Schwartzel 72-69—141
Sungjae Im 67-74—141
Shane Lowry 73-68—141
Hideki Matsuyama 72-69--141
Harold Varner III 71-71—142
Dustin Johnson 69-73—142
Kevin Na 71-71—142
Cameron Smith 68-74--142
Corey Conners 70-73—143
Collin Morikawa 73-70—143
Will Zalatoris 71-72—143
Danny Willett 69-74—143
Joaquin Niemann 69-74—143
Justin Thomas 76-67--143
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 73-71—144
Matthew Fitzpatrick 71-73—144
J.J. Spaun 74-70--144
Webb Simpson 71-74—145
Patrick Cantlay 70-75—145
Kevin Kisner 75-70—145
Tiger Woods 71-74--145
Robert MacIntyre 73-73—146
Lee Westwood 72-74—146
Bubba Watson 73-73—146
Sergio Garcia 72-74—146
Tyrrell Hatton 72-74—146
Jon Rahm 74-72—146
Rory McIlroy 73-73—146
Sepp Straka 74-72—146
Hudson Swafford 77-69—146
Harry Higgs 71-75—146
Si Woo Kim 76-70—146
Jason Kokrak 70-76—146
Talor Gooch 72-74—146
Daniel Berger 71-75—146
Tony Finau 71-75--146
Cameron Champ 72-75—147
Russell Henley 73-74—147
Patrick Reed 74-73—147
Tom Hoge 73-74—147
Billy Horschel 74-73—147
Max Homa 74-73—147
Tommy Fleetwood 75-72--147
Lucas Glover 72-76—148
Cameron Davis 75-73—148
Seamus Power 74-74—148
Marc Leishman 73-75—148
Viktor Hovland 72-76—148
Min Woo Lee 73-75—148
Mackenzie Hughes 73-75—148
Adam Scott 74-74--148
MISSED THE CUT
Takumi Kanaya 75-74—149
Sam Burns 75-74—149
Padraig Harrington 74-75—149
K.H. Lee 74-75—149
Brian Harman 74-75—149
Zach Johnson 74-75--149
Lucas Herbert 74-76—150
Jordan Spieth 74-76—150
Brooks Koepka 75-75—150
Mike Weir 74-76—150
Ryan Palmer 75-75--150
a-Keita Nakajima 72-79—151
Abraham Ancer 72-79—151
Xander Schauffele 74-77—151
a-Austin Greaser 74-77—151
Stewart Cink 76-75--151
Erik van Rooyen 73-79—152
Bernhard Langer 76-76—152
Gary Woodland 75-77—152
Justin Rose 76-76—152
Francesco Molinari 78-74—152
Guido Migliozzi 75-77—152
Luke List 77-75--152
Fred Couples 75-79—154
Cameron Young 77-77--154
Larry Mize 77-78—155
Garrick Higgo 72-83—155
a-Aaron Jarvis 81-74—155
a-James Piot 81-74--155
Bryson DeChambeau 76-80--156
Sandy Lyle 82-76—158
Vijay Singh 78-80--158
Thomas Pieters 79-80—159
Matthew Wolff 81-78--159
a-Stewart Hagestad 79-81—160
Jose Maria Olazabal 77-84--161
a-Laird Shepherd 81-85--166
Louis Oosthuizen 76-WD
Paul Casey WD
a-amateur
Cut information
A total of 52 players will play the weekend at the Masters. The 36-hole cut fell at 4-over-par 148.
The cut was first instituted in 1957, but has changed plenty through the years. Beginning in 2020, the low 50 and ties qualified for the final 36 holes. From 2013-2019, the low 50 and ties and those within 10 strokes of the leader qualified. From 1962-2012, it was low 44 and those within 10 strokes of the leader. From 1957-1961, it was low 40 and ties.
The lowest cut (144) came in 2020, when the tournament was played in November. The highest cut (154) came in 1982. This year's cut fell on the average of 148.43.
Among the notables to miss the cut were 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth, four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele and former U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.
ESPN enjoys ratings bonanza
With the return of Tiger Woods at the Masters, ESPN saw a significant ratings increase for its first-round coverage. According to a release from the network, ESPN’s live telecast averaged 2.8 million viewers, a 21 percent increase over last year, and ESPN’s largest first-round audience since 2018.
ESPN+ had its best viewership of golf ever as fans tuned in to watch Woods. His full round was included in live streaming Featured Groups coverage on ESPN+.
The telecast on ESPN, which began at 3 p.m. ET and concluded at 7:56 p.m., peaked at 3.6 million average viewers between 4:15 p.m. and 4:29 p.m. as Woods played the final hole of his round. Most of Woods’ round on Thursday had already been completed when ESPN’s telecast began.
