As the wind swirled around Augusta and the low scores dried up in the gusts, the world No 1 emerged to find the birdies required to seize control of The Masters. Scottie Scheffler, with wins in three of his last five starts, will take to the final group on Saturday with a five-shot lead over the field, after what was a fraught and difficult day that tightened the chasing pack heading into the weekend, but left one man standing above the rest.
No one thought it would be possible to take such a healthy lead into the third round after a day like this. Indeed, a five-shot lead at the halfway stage is the biggest in Masters history. No one saw that coming.
