Who missed the cut at the Masters?
A host of top players missed the cut at Augusta National as the winds swirled and the conditions became tough…
While only a select few players in the Masters field have actually managed to finish under par after two rounds, several players you might expect to have joined them struggled in the first 36 holes at Augusta National.
Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa are among the leading contenders at the top of the leaderboard, but the windy conditions down Magnolia Lane caused many to flounder.
Take a look below at the players to finish below six-over-par which proved to be the 2024 Masters cut mark…
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Jordan Spieth
The writing was on the wall for Jordan Spieth after he played the 15th hole during his first round. He made a calamitous quadruple bogey on this par 5 on his way to carding a 79.
Having been required to complete his first round on Friday morning, Spieth went back out and although he shot an improved score, the three-time major champion and former Masters champion struggled to a 74. He missed just the second cut of his Masters career.
Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland was in contention for a Green Jacket after the first 18 holes, even if it was only 18 holes. One-under-par was fine, but the reigning FedEx Cup champion collapsed on Friday.
Making three bogeys, two double-bogeys and a triple-bogey, the young Norwegian shot an 81 and finished on eight over-par which was two shots off the lenient cut mark of six-over-par.
Wyndham Clark
After winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier in the season and finishing second at The Players Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Wyndham Clark could’ve been fancied to go well on his Masters debut.
But with rounds of 73 and 78, the reigning US Open champion will need to go back to the drawing board for next year when he returns to Augusta National.
Brian Harman
Quite incredibly, Brian Harman took 47 shots to play the back nine of his first round. In a completely uncharacteristic fashion, Harman carded an 81 which left him with an uphill task to make the 36-hole cut.
The Champion Golfer of last year made four birdies and four bogeys on Friday to improve by nine shots, but a 72 in round two wasn’t anywhere near good enough to see him into the weekend.
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Dustin Johnson
The 2020 Masters champion made one bogey and 12 pars in the first 13 holes at Augusta National but unfortunately, Dustin Johnson then made double-bogeys on 14 and 15 on his way to a 78.
Things didn’t get better for who has become the dominant force in the LIV Golf League since he left the PGA Tour in 2022. Johnson added 79 shots on Friday to finish on 13-over-par for the week.
Justin Rose
Things weren’t looking that desperate for Justin Rose after his first round. He shot 1-over-par which left him eight shots behind DeChambeau after Thursday, but this was not a death sentence.
However, the man who lost in a playoff at the Masters in 2017 to Sergio Garcia carded a disappointing six-over-par 78 in round two to end any chance of playing the final 36 holes.
Notable others to miss the cut: Justin Thomas, Sergio Garcia, Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
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