Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett is off to a historic start as an Amaetur competing in The 2023 Masters Tournament, finishing -4 and shooting 68 on Thursday in a bogey-free round, and placing himself among the top 10 golfers competing ahead of Friday’s cut line while setting numerous amateur records along the way.
On Friday, Bennetts’ day started early due to inclement weather forecasts at 9:30 a.m., and the momentum train continued to chug along, again shooting 68 on the day and ending at -8. As his day ended close to 2:00 p.m CT, Bennett was in sole possession of second place behind leader Brooks Koepka at -12, but before Friday’s round was cut short due to thunderstorms in the area (including a tree falling near the course), Jon Rahm hit his way into second place at -9, while Bennett slid to third place behind by just one single stroke.
What’s even more incredible is Bennett has only one single bogey in 36 rounds and briefly broke yet another record set in 1958 as only the third amateur to hold a second place standing after two days in The Masters.
Texas A&M's Sam Bennett (A) cards a 4-under, 68 in his second round at #TheMasters and is in sole possession of second place at 8-under through two rounds.
First time since 1958 an amateur has been solo second.
One bogey in two rounds. pic.twitter.com/HTApORbe4z
— ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ค ๐. ๐น๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ (@Travis_L_Brown) April 7, 2023
As Friday’s play will continue into Saturday where the cut line will now be determined, the projected cut line now stands at -2, so in Bennett’s case, he is currently in safe waters, but we’ll all now wait for the impending weather ahead of the weekend. Here’s Sam Bennett discussing his performance after day two of The Masters. Gig ’em, Sam.
โณ๏ธ๐ฃ@sammy_golf24243 discusses another marvelous round at @TheMasters.#GigEm | ๐ | #BTHOthefield | #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/yC0VoyzBbv
— Texas A&M Men's Golf (@AggieMensGolf) April 7, 2023
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