Here’s a look at players who missed the cut

Cameron Champ looked to be toast.

The defending 3M Open champion opened with 75 and was 6 over through 26 holes. The odds weren’t in his favor to play the weekend this time. But the 27-year-old Northern California native refused to quit. He snagged a birdie at No. 18, his 27^th hole of the tournament, before catching fire on the final nine holes. He closed with four birdies on his final five holes, including a 21-foot birdie putt at No. 9 to shoot 68, which secured him weekend plans in the Twin Cities.

A gutsy performance, indeed. Still, it paled in comparison to Kevin Chappell, who was 8-over early in his second round but roared home in 29 to make the cut on the number: 77-66—143.

Others who worked hard to make the weekend included Rickie Fowler, who straddled the cutline most of the day and made it with a shot to spare despite a bogey at No. 16 (70-72—142). So did Maverick McNealy, who had missed just four cuts all season. Double bogeys at Nos. 9 and 11 stacked the deck against him, but he canned a 40-foot birdie putt at 17 and an 8-foot birdie at 18 to give himself a one-strike cushion and lock up a tee time for Saturday (71-71—142). In all 75 players survived to play the weekend.

Here’s a look at some of the players in the field at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, who weren’t so lucky.

Davis Riley

Davis Riley of the United States plays his shot from the bunker on the 12th hole during the second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 22, 2022 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Riley snapped a streak of eight straight cuts made on the PGA Tour. The 25-year-old rookie entered the week No. 23 in the FedEx Cup standings and in the conversation for the Tour’s Rookie of the Year. However, he didn’t help his chances this week, shooting 73-71—144. Riley hit only 8 greens in regulation on Thursday as his iron game let him down, while on Friday, his putter couldn’t bail him out.

Harry Higgs

Harry Higgs hits an approach shot from the fairway on the 7th hole during the first round of the 3M Open golf tournament. (Photo: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports)

Higgs missed his ninth cut in his last 12 cuts – and two of the made cuts were 69th and T-70. Last week’s T-11 at the Barracuda Championship stopped the bleeding momentarily and he was cruising along at 3-under through 17 holes on Thursday when he deposited a sleeve of balls in the drink and…