After the second round of The Masters, several high-profile players, including co-leaders Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa, are atop the leaderboard and set to challenge for the Green Jacket over the weekend.
Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods also remains on the peripheries of contention after setting the record for consecutive Masters cuts made.
However, at the other end of the leaderboard, some huge names have been sent packing. The top 50 and ties made it through to the weekend, with the cut coming at +5, and here are the most notable absentees from Saturday and Sunday’s action.
Dustin Johnson (+13)
Dustin Johnson could repeat the formula that brought him victory four years ago
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It’s only four years since LIV golfer Johnson won The Masters, but there will be no repeat of that in 2024. DJ was already facing an early exit after a 78 in the first round, which was not helped by successive double bogeys on the 14th and 15th.
Any hopes he had of clawing his way back up the leaderboard had all but vanished after four bogeys in his first nine holes of the second round. He finished the tournament with just one birdie to exit Augusta National at 13-over.
He misses his third Masters cut in 14 starts.
Jordan Spieth (+9)
Jordan Spieth has a capitulation at the end of his first round to thank for his early exit from The Masters
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Another former champion heading home early is 2015 winner Jordan Spieth. Like Johnson, a capitulation towards the end of his first round put the writing on the wall, with the main culprit being a quadruple bogey at the 15th that included a putt from off the green that saw his ball roll all the way to the other side and land in the water. He finished the round on a seven-over 79.
Spieth’s second round showed improvement, but a two-over 74 was never going to be enough to recover from his dire situation. He will now need to reflect on what went wrong as he prepares for his career Grand Slam attempt at next month’s PGA Championship.
The Texan has six top-four finishes at The Masters including his win in ’15 but he was unable to find his magic around Augusta this week.
Wyndham Clark (+7)
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The US Open champion was making his Masters debut this week, and he…
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