Hideki Matsuyama barely made the cut at the Masters golf tournament after a double-bogey at the 18th hole gave him a scare Friday.

A second-round 2-over 74 dropped the 2021 Masters champion from Japan into a share of 50th place at 6 over for the tournament.

Matsuyama needed four shots to reach the green on the par-4 final hole after his tee shot hit a tree on the left side of the fairway.

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan reacts after his second round at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 12, 2024. (Kyodo)

"It was a disappointing finish," Matsuyama said after a round that included three birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey. "I made a good par at No. 17, so I wanted to finish with another par."

First-round leader Bryson DeChambeau shot a 73 and was joined by fellow Americans Max Homa and Scottie Scheffler in a three-way tie for the lead at 6 under.

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 12, 2024. (Kyodo)

Tiger Woods, a five-time winner at Augusta National, carded a 72 to move into a tie for 22nd at 1 over.

Masters debutant Ryo Hisatsune, the other Japanese participant, missed the cut after posting back-to-back 78s.

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