Overview
- Hisatsune posted a bogey-free 8-under 63, highlighted by a chip-in birdie after a tee shot found water on the par-4 17th, to reach 11 under through 36 holes.
- Matsuyama surged with a second-round 64 that included six straight birdies to sit at 10 under, earning a Saturday pairing with Hisatsune.
- World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler rebounded from an opening 73 with a bogey-free 65 to move to 4 under and extend the PGA Tour’s longest active made-cut streak.
- Brooks Koepka missed the cut at 2 over in his second tournament since reinstatement; Chris Gotterup and Pierceson Coody are tied for third at 8 under, and Si Woo Kim fired a 62 to join the group at 7 under.
- Beyond Scottsdale, Patrick Reed moved into the Qatar Masters lead at 12 under after a 67, while at the Phoenix Open Emilio Gonzalez withdrew during Round 2 with no official reason given.