Scheffler made four birdies in five holes from the 12th to 16th and finished five under par for his round - a score nobody could better on day two of the first men's golf major of 2022.

Scheffler is eight under for the tournament and his five-shot lead is tied for the biggest-ever 36-hole Masters lead.

Only fellow American Justin Thomas could match Scheffler's 67, but Thomas is one under for the tournament and seven shots back after opening with a 76 yesterday.

Scheffler is the world's form golfer, having won three PGA Tour events in the last eight weeks.

The 25-year-old had never won on the PGA Tour before then, but the results cemented his rapid rise to world number one.

Overnight leader Im Sung-jae, defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, 2011 winner Charl Schwartzel and former Open champion Shane Lowry are all tied for second place on three under.

Ireland's Lowry dazzled with his iron play and could have been the story of the day in shooting a four-under 68, were it not for Scheffler.

South Korea's Im carded five bogeys in a two-over 74, but is still in contention.

Japan's Matsuyama made three birdies in the first six holes on his way to a 69, the same score as South Africa's Schwartzel.

In-form Australian Cameron Smith is at two under, following a disappointing 74, and tied with Americans Kevin Na, Dustin Johnson and Harold Varner III.

Johnson was Masters champion in 2020, when the tournament was played in November because of the coronavirus crisis.

Thomas, fellow American Collin Morikawa and England's Danny Willett are among the major winners on one under.

American great Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion who before this week had not played a competitive round since November 2020, dropped back to one over.

The second-round 74 meant Woods made the cut with three shots to spare, and is nine stokes behind Scheffler.