11 surprising players who missed the cut at the Open Championship

Let’s start this positively, as it is a unfavorable article. Let’s first take a look at a pair professionals who barely didn’t miss the reduce on the Open Championship.

Like Scottie Scheffler. This was nice. On the par-5 18th at Royal Liverpoolthe World No. 1 was a stroke under the projected cutline, at four-over. After two pictures, he was in a proper greenside bunker, however had simply 9 yards to work with. After three pictures, he was only a foot away, and he birdied and he made the weekend. How? His third shot popped up off the bunker wall, then trickled to close tap-in vary. To cap it off, Scheffler sheepishly saluted the group.

Then there wasn’t Cameron Smiththe defending champ. This was nice, too. His heroics additionally got here on 18, and he additionally began the opening at four-over. Then he performed the opening as such: 356-yard drive down the green; 232-yard second shot to 1 foot, 4 inches; eagle. And he’ll begin the third spherical on Saturday at two-over.

“Yeah, it was a great shot,” Smith mentioned afterward. “I hit loads of good pictures immediately that didn’t get type of that reward, so it was good to complete off like that. I feel given the circumstance, as nicely, most likely a fair higher shot.”

With that, onto those that weren’t so good.

Listed below are 11 shocking gamers who missed the reduce on the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

11 shocking gamers who missed the reduce on the Open Championship

11. Tiger Christensen

What he shot: 77, 74 (+9)

Stunning as a result of: We don’t anticipate Tigers to overlook cuts, proper?

10. John Daly

What he shot: 77, 77 (+12)

Stunning as a result of: OK, that is most likely extra unlucky than shocking. Who wouldn’t need to see JD play 36 extra? However he may handle solely two birdies over his two rounds — although one got here on his thirty sixth and closing gap.

9. Keegan Bradley

What he shot: 70, 76 (+4)

Stunning as a result of: Bradley, a two-time winner this season on the PGA Tour, opened with a one-under 70. However he made only one birdie on Friday and can miss the weekend.

8. Sam Burns

What he shot: 73, 75 (+6)

Stunning as a result of: Burns has as a lot firepower as anybody within the subject. However six bogeys and two double bogeys had been an excessive amount of to beat.

7. Tony Finau

What he shot: 73, 75 (+6)

Stunning: Very like Burns, Finau is explosive. And he was trending to make the reduce — till enjoying his closing 13 holes at five-over.

6. Shane Lowry

What he shot: 72, 77 (+7)

Stunning as a result of: Liverpool appeared like a great match for the 2019 champ. However he did not make a birdie on Friday and was performed.

5. Talor Gooch

What he shot: 74, 75 (+7)

Stunning as a result of: Nobody has been hotter this 12 months on the LIV Golf tour. However eight bogeys and two double bogeys did him in.

4. Phil Mickelson

What he shot: 77, 74 (+9)

Stunning as a result of: Lefty truly ranked close to the highest of the sphere in Strokes Gained: Method. It’s simply that all the pieces else was poor. His seven birdies had been negated by 9 bogeys, two double bogeys and one triple bogey.

3. Collin Morikawa

What he shot: 73, 73 (+4)

Stunning as a result of: This marks a second-straight Open Championship missed reduce for the 2021 champ. He was three-over by means of his first 14 holes on Friday and couldn’t rally.

2. Justin Thomas

What he shot: 82, 71 (+11)

Stunning as a result of: He improved by 11 pictures on Friday — after all, that suggests that there had been a catastrophe, and Thursday was that. The 82 is the worst rating he has shot in a significant, and the missed reduce extends a disappointing run of kind.

1. Dustin Johnson

What he shot: 74, 81 (+13)

Stunning as a result of: Few are extra proficient than DJ. However just one participant shot worse than him on Friday. A ten-over 81 — with two double bogeys and 6 bogeys — was gorgeous.

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