At the halfway stage of the WM Phoenix Open, it’s Ryo Hisatsune who leads his fellow countryman, Hideki Matsuyama, by a single shot with the Japanese pair sat at 11-under and 10-under.
Masters winner, Matsuyama, is among a number of recent winners in contention going into the weekend at TPC Scottsdale where, on Friday, several big names managed to scrape through on the one-under cutline.
Hisatsune is searching for a maiden PGA Tour title
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World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who fired a two-over-par 73 on Thursday, battled back in true Scottie-style on Friday, carding a six-under 65 to secure his weekend appearance.
Major winners Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark were also among the notable names to make it into Saturday by the barest of margins, as the trio sit one-under for their tournaments.
Although these names are into the weekend, there is still one group left out on the golf course from Friday, as play was suspended due to darkness. Keita Nakajima (-3), Kensei Hirata (-1) and ST Lee (E) all find themselves around the one-under cutline and will return on Saturday morning to complete the 18th hole.
Scheffler battled back to make the cut at the WM Phoenix Open
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As they finish their rounds, they will be hoping not to join a number of big players who failed to make it into the weekend, as Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth were among the notable names who failed to make the cut.
Check out which players missed the weekend below…
Joel Dahmen (E)
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Dahmen has enjoyed a fine start to 2026, securing a T38th at The American Express and a T7th at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open, but missed the cut by a single stroke on Friday.
A sponsor’s invite into the event, Dahmen chipped in on the par 3 16th on Thursday to send the crowd into raptures. He couldn’t replicate the feat on Friday, though, as back-to-back rounds of 71 meant he finished level-par.
Brooks Koepka (+2)
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It hasn’t been the return to the PGA Tour that Koepka has envisioned, as a T56th at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open was followed up with a missed cut this week.
Making a putter change at the start of the week, Koepka’s struggles on the greens…
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