Golf does not understand hierarchies. World number two, Rory McIlroy, finished with four bogeys followed for the first time in 990 official rounds on the PGA Tour, and this Friday the champion of the Augusta Masters had to sweat to overcome the cut in the second major of the season, cutting three strokes for +1. The number one, Scottie Scheffler, promised to be happier with a -3 opening lap, but the harsh conditions of the Aronimink course in Philadelphia, strong winds, devilish positions of the flags and greens complex to read, they brought him down to earth with three bogeys in his first four holes to give up his income in one fell swoop.
