SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was 1,274 days ago that Scheffler last missed a cut. Make it 1,275 days. The odds-on favorite at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open is going to work yet another weekend.
Scottie Scheffler, already a winner on the PGA Tour in 2026 and a 20-time winner in his career, overcame a 2-over 73 on Thursday with a 6-under 65 on Friday to easily make the cut and get within seven shots of the lead. He’ll start his third round at 4 under, tied for 28th and seven behind solo leader Ryo Hisatsune.
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Two of Scheffler’s 20 wins came after he trailed by seven or more shots through 36 holes. That includes his first Tour title, the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. Midway through his front nine on Friday, things were looking precarious but his second birdie on the ninth hole seemed to spark something.
“I’ve also been a proponent of saying you can’t really find it during the tournament week, but I found a little something in my grip yesterday that seemed to really help me get my hands more securely on the club,” he said. “Struck it much better today. … felt a bit lost out there at times yesterday, so today felt a lot better. Felt more in control of my game. You can obviously see that through the cleaner card today.”
Scottie Scheffler plays from a bunker on the second hole during the second round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
Ahead of the tournament, Scheffler talked about how much he likes this event and its host venue, the Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale.
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“I’ve always enjoyed playing this type of test,” he said Wednesday. “I think this golf course plays really well when it comes tournament time. It plays firm and fast and you got to hit a lot of different shot and you got to be very precise with your ball.”
Oddly enough, precise was not in his wheelhouse on Thursday, which he called a “dig it out of the dirt” day.
Scheffler last missed a cut at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship and he spoke with some pride about keeping his streak going, not so much for the streak itself as much as for what it takes to keep finding a way to make the weekends.
“The made-cut streak thing is a bit skewed these days. I think when you look at the signature event model, we have some cuts, but they’re not really cuts in the traditional sense of how the Tour was for a really long time,” he said. “You look at days like today. I had an awful day on the golf course yesterday all around, pretty much. So to come out to today, stay really patient — especially after not getting off to a great start — to stay patient, grind it out, put myself back into a position where I’ve put myself in contention from this exact position in this golf tournament, and it’s one of those places you can get hot. That’s what I’ll be looking to do over the weekend.
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“Definitely take a lot of pride in days like today. It’s nice to get myself back in the tournament. Sometimes doesn’t feel like there is anything worse than missing cuts.”
PGA Tour active leaders for consecutive cuts made
|
Pos. |
Player |
Total |
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler |
66 |
|
T2 |
Harris English |
20 |
|
T2 |
Harry Hall |
20 |
|
4 |
Robert MacIntyre |
17 |
|
T5 |
Viktor Hovland |
14 |
|
T5 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
14 |
|
T7 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
13 |
|
T7 |
Chris Gotterup |
13 |
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: WM Phoenix Open Scottie Scheffler makes cut to extend streak
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