{"id":59769,"date":"2026-04-10T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=59769"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:22:11","slug":"davis-riley-masters-2026-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/davis-riley-masters-2026-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis Riley faces cut line at 2026 Masters after tough start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;'>\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Davis Riley carded a 10-over par 82 in the opening round of the 2026 Masters.<\/li>\n<li>Riley is set to begin his second round at 8:26 a.m. ET to fight for a spot in the weekend field.<\/li>\n<li>Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns currently lead the tournament at 5-under par.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>AUGUSTA (Azat TV) \u2013 Davis Riley faces a critical challenge early Friday at the 2026 Masters Tournament, as the professional golfer attempts to climb back into contention after a difficult opening round at Augusta National Golf Club.<\/p>\n<h2>Stakes for Riley at Augusta National<\/h2>\n<p>Following a challenging first day of competition on Thursday, Riley finished with a 10-over par 82. This performance leaves the golfer in a precarious position regarding the weekend cut, requiring a significant improvement in his second-round output to remain in the field. Riley is scheduled to tee off at 8:26 a.m. ET, playing alongside Danny Willett and amateur Ethan Fang.<\/p>\n<h2>Tournament Context and Leaderboard Dynamics<\/h2>\n<p>As the tournament progresses into its second day, the leaderboard remains tightly contested. Rory McIlroy, seeking to join an elite group of players who have successfully defended their titles at Augusta, concluded the first round in a tie for the lead at 5-under 67, matching the score of Sam Burns. Other notable performers, including Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose, have also positioned themselves near the top of the standings.<\/p>\n<p>While veterans and former champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth maintain strong positions, the pressure intensifies for those near the cut line. According to <em>USA Today<\/em>, Riley\u2019s performance stands in contrast to fellow competitor Justin Thomas, who managed an even-par 72 during his opening round. The conditions at Augusta National continue to demand precision, with players like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm also navigating the pressure of potentially missing the weekend cut.<\/p>\n<p><em>The disparity between the leaders&#8217; opening scores and the scores of those struggling at the bottom of the field highlights the unforgiving nature of the Augusta National layout, where a single difficult round can necessitate a near-perfect recovery to ensure survival in the tournament.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davis Riley looks to recover during the second round of the 2026 Masters at Augusta National after an opening-round 82 placed him in danger of missing the weekend cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[9966,54780,9406,42403],"class_list":["post-59769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sport","tag-augusta-national","tag-davis-riley","tag-golf","tag-masters-2026"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Davis-Riley.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Davis-Riley.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59829,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59769\/revisions\/59829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}