2026 WM Phoenix Open leaderboard: Hideki Matsuyama surges near top, Scottie Scheffler claws inside cut line

Scheffler extended his cut streak to 66 events, while a fellow two-time Phoenix Open champ lurks in second

After a challenging first day at TPC Scottsdale, scoring conditions improved considerably in the second round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open and a number of players took advantage to surge up the leaderboard on Friday. 

The top of the leaderboard features a pair of Japanese stars. Ryo Hisatsune fired a 63 in the afternoon to reach 11 under, while two-time Phoenix Open champ Hideki Matsuyama shot a 64 in the morning to post 10 under heading into the weekend. 

The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale has always been a comfortable venue for Matsuyama, and he tore up the front nine early to go out in 30 and rapidly move up the leaderboard to take the lead before the afternoon wave hit the course. 

Hisatsune did his damage on the back nine, going 6 under in a five-hole stretch from No. 13 to No. 17 to move ahead of his countryman and take the lead -- punctuated with a chip-in birdie after driving it in the water on the short par-4 17th. 

While Matsuyama and Hisatsune were battling for the 36-hole lead, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler found himself in unfamiliar territory trying to simply make it to the weekend after a 2-over 73 on Thursday. Scheffler opened his round with four straight pars, but finally took the lid off with a birdie on No. 5 that seemed to wake him up. It began a charge through the rest of his round as he shot 65 to not just make the cut, but get in position to make a run on the weekend at 4 under.