Clark said he was devastated but that he got over the miss after two hours.
Scheffler had a PGA Tour record of 28 consecutive rounds under par, before Friday at the Houston Open.
The tournament could see rain Saturday, but Friday's scoring conditions were perfect
Australia's Hannah Green went from under the weather to on top of the world Friday, reeling off six straight birdies to cap an 11-under-par 61 to grab the clubhouse lead at the LPGA Ford Championship in Arizona.Green, who rattled in a 30-foot birdie to win the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore by one stroke earlier this month, hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation and needed just 25 putts as she built a 36-hole total of 14-under 130.