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Scotland's Robert MacIntyre opened up a four-shot lead at the midway point of the Valero Texas Open on Friday at TPC San Antonio.
MacIntyre shot the round of the week so far, an 8-under-par 64, to climb to 14-under 130 through two rounds. Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is his closest competitor after he shot a second consecutive 67 to get to 10 under par.
Texas Open scoreboard
Bud Cauley (66), Kevin Roy (68), Tony Finau (69) and Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen (66) are tied for third at 9 under.
MacIntyre started on the back nine and went 4 under through a three-hole stretch at Nos. 14-16. He set himself up for an 8-foot eagle putt at the par-5 14th, then knocked in two more putts inside 8 feet for birdies at the next two holes.
The World No. 11 finished his round with four birdies on the final five holes. He made just one bogey against seven birdies.
While MacIntyre seeks his third PGA Tour win, Finau is vying for his seventh. The difference is he hasn't triumphed since April 2023, and he has yet to be invited to next week's Masters – something only a victory in Texas can change.
Finau ended his round with a bang, sinking a 34 1/2-foot eagle putt at the par-5 18th. He made an even longer eagle putt at No. 14 on Thursday, from 41 1/2 feet.
As the final few groups finished their rounds Friday evening, the cut line was projected to be 2 under. Jordan Spieth shot consecutive 71s to sit right on the line. Mark Hubbard, the first-round leader following a 7-under 65, stumbled to a 77 Friday and may also make the cut right on the number.
Those on the wrong side include Russell Henley (1 under), Max Homa (1 under), South Korea's Tom Kim (even), Austrian Sepp Straka (even), Rickie Fowler (1 over) Frenchman Matthieu Pavon (4 over).
Woods wanted to play Masters
Tiger Woods told first responders to his March 27 rollover crash that he hoped to play in the Masters, per multiple reports citing body camera footage released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office Thursday.
As responders retrieved his golf clubs from the back of his Land Rover while it was lying on its side after the accident, an investigator asked Woods, "Are you golfing in the Masters this year?"
Woods responded, "Hoping to. It depends on you all."
His answer drew laughter from multiple people, with one voice heard saying, "It don't depend on me."
Just three days before the crash, Woods said he would "keep trying" to get himself ready for the Masters, which starts April 9. Speaking after playing his first TGL match of the season, Woods said of the season's first major, "I want to play. I love the tournament."
Woods contends that he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station when his Land Rover clipped the back of a truck and rolled onto its side on Jupiter Island, Fla.
The release of the bodycam footage came one day after Woods was granted a request by a Florida judge to leave the United States to enter a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility as he faces misdemeanor driving under the influence charges.
Martin County Judge Darren Steele granted the motion to travel submitted by Woods' attorney, Douglas Duncan, who cited the 50-year-old golf superstar's need for an "intensive, highly individualized and medically integrated program" away from media and public scrutiny.
Woods released a public statement on Tuesday and entered a plea of not guilty in a Florida court to charges of misdemeanor driving under the influence with property damage.
The arrest affidavit stated a breathalyzer test showed no signs of alcohol, but that Woods refused a urinalysis test for other drugs.
The affidavit stated Woods was "sweating profusely," his movements were "lethargic and slow," his eyes were "bloodshot and glassy," his pupils were "extremely dilated" and that during the field sobriety exercises, Woods was "limping and stumbling to the right."
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