We’ve reached the halfway point of The Players Championship, with Wyndham Clark at the top of the leaderboard heading into Moving Day at TPC Sawgrass, as some of the highest-profile players in the world aim for a first prize of $4.5m.
For some, though, the first two rounds of the 2024 edition were days to forget, with plenty more big names failing to finish above the cut line and make it to the weekend.
Here are 10 of the most well-known players heading home after the opening two rounds of the PGA Tour’s flagship event.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas had a disappointing second round
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Thomas’ win at The Players Championship three years ago ranks as one of the biggest of his career. However, despite a generally encouraging run of form after a slump in 2023, there will be no repeat of that success at the 2024 edition.
It had looked promising enough for the two-time Major winner after a one-under opening round of 71, but a two-over 74 in the second round wasn’t quite enough for him to make it to the weekend.
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth had a mixed second round to miss the cut
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The three-time Major winner hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since finishing top of a thriller at the 2022 RBC Heritage, and the wait will go on for longer after a disappointing 74 in the opening round was followed by a real mixed bag in the second.
Spieth’s round included four birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey on the 14th. That left him four-over for the tournament and even though he birdied the 15th, by that point it looked as though it wasn’t to be, and so it proved. Spieth finished with an even-par 72 to miss the cut line by one.
Will Zalatoris
It was a tournament to forget for Will Zalatoris
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After a long spell out with injury in 2023, former World No.7 Zalatoris took a while to return to some of his best form after his comeback.
However, the Zalatoris of old has resurfaced in recent tournaments, with finishes including a T2 at the Genesis Invitational and a T4 at last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.
He must have entered this week’s event in confident mood, but it didn’t work out. A one-over 73 in the first round followed by a 75 in the second, which included a triple-bogey on the par-4 fifth, were enough to send him packing.
Justin Rose
Justin Rose came unstuck at the 17th during the second round
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