The top of the Masters leaderboard is fun. A lot of fun.
You have Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland contending for the first major championship of the year at Augusta National.
This is a tournament that provides drama on a regular basis. Scottie Scheffler did his best to ignore that rule in 2024 by winning his second Green Jacket by four shots. He’ll be giving it his all at the weekend too.
But while these players can dream of major glory, there are some players that can’t – not this year, anyway. And they aren’t just any old players, but top stars who you would think had a great chance of winning April’s major.
With the cut projected at +2 at the 2025 Masters, the Masters cut rules say that the top 50 players and ties on the leaderboard will qualify to play over the weekend.
Here is who hasn’t made it…
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Dustin Johnson +3
Dustin Johnson, the winner of the 2020 November Masters, only made two birdies in the first round in 2025, but making the cut was very much in his sights.
The LIV star and former World No.1 played his last two holes in 3-over, including a double-bogey on the 18th hole, to end his week prematurely.
Sergio Garcia +4
He made headlines with his clothes at the 2025 Masters, but not his golf. Sergio Garcia has a LIV Golf win to his name this season, so many people thought the 2017 Masters champion could give it a good run again.
Garcia shot level-par in round one, which was fine. But the record Ryder Cup points-scorer made six bogeys on his way to a 76 on Friday to miss the cut by a comfortable margin.
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Brooks Koepka +5
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka came tied for second at the Masters in 2023, but he opened this year with a 74 and was nine shots behind Justin Rose.
The LIV Golf star was playing better in round two, 1-under through 17 holes, but he lost his first tee shot on the 18th and three-putted on his way to a quadruple bogey and a round of 75.
Cameron Smith +5
Cameron Smith was in the thick of things after shooting 1-under in the first round on Thursday. He had top-10 finishes in five of the last seven Masters.
He was 2-under for the tournament after 21 holes, but made five bogeys and a double-bogey on his way in to shoot a 78 and finish well outside of the cut.
Phil Mickelson +5
Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson was 10 shots behind Justin Rose after one round of the Masters, but his 3-over 75 didn’t mean he was bound to miss the cut.
Lefty was 1-over for the tournament with four holes left of the second round, but he made a double-bogey on the 15th hole and two more bogeys to end his chances.
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Bob MacIntyre +6
Bob MacIntyre had made two Masters starts before 2025. He finished in the top 25 on both occasions, so there were plenty of reasons to think the Scotsman could go close to joining Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Mike Weir as left-handed Masters champions.
But back-to-back rounds of 75 meant he finished on 6-over-par and four shots outside of the cut mark.
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