Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm struggle, highlight PGA Championship missed cuts
Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm struggle, highlight PGA Championship missed cuts
Some massive PGA Tour and LIV Golf names are heading home early after missing the cut at the 2024 PGA Championship.
The cut line was 1-under at Valhalla as the second round concluded late Saturday morning after an extended fog delay pushed back things.
Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods and two-time major champ Jon Rahm were two of the biggest names to miss the cut.
Woods had a terrible start to his round on Friday. The Big Cat went par, double-bogey, bogey, double-bogey. He signed for a 77 after shooting 72 on Thursday to finish at 7-over on the week.
Rahm played better than Woods but still could not get anything going. He went 70-72 in 36 holes to sit at even par on the week. However, it was noticeable how much he struggled with his swing on both days. He tallied nine birdies, seven bogeys and one double bogey in 36 holes.
Other notable names to miss are Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia, Nick Taylor, Sam Burns, Adam Scott, Wyndham Clark, Phil Mickelson, Michael Block and Padraig Harrington.
Fitzpatrick missed the mark by one stroke as he went 69-73 to sit at even par. The 2022 U.S. Open winner struggled on Friday as he made five bogeys.
Åberg also finished at even par after going 72-70 on the week. He could not get anything going, which was a shock after playing so well at Augusta and Hilton Head.
Bhatia went 73-70 to sit at 1-over in the tournament. Taylor also finished at the 1-over mark after he shot 72-71. Burns missed the cut at 3-over with scores of 72-73. Im and Scott finished at 3-over as well.
The reigning U.S. Open winner missed his second straight major championship cut. He went 71-75 to sit at 4-over. Clark also missed the cut at The Masters.
Mickelson shot 74-72 and was 4-over through two days of play. Block struggled both days. His quad-bogey on Thursday put him out of it as he signed for a 76. He followed it up with a 73 on Friday and was 7-over after 36 holes.
Harrington did not play well at all. He shot a 77 on Thursday and a 75 on Friday. He left Valhalla at 10-over.
There are still plenty of heavy hitters in the field for the weekend, but it was shocking to see some of these guys head home early.
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