Another week, another lead for World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, with the American carding rounds of 67 and 68 to sit at nine-under-par, three shots clear of Adam Hadwin and Viktor Hovland at the Memorial Tournament.
There’s no denying that it’s been a chaotic year for Scheffler, who was arrested at the PGA Championship in May with all charges being dropped less than a month after. At Muirfield Village, he is searching for a fifth win in eight starts, with the other finishes including two runner-up spots and a tie for eighth at the PGA Championship.
The Memorial Tournament is being played a week before the US Open, which is the third men’s Major of the year. Many top pros are using it as prep for the event in Pinehurst No.2 but, at this week’s tournament, a number of huge names will be heading to the Major venue early.
Despite the Memorial Tournament being the seventh Signature Event on the PGA Tour in 2024, almost a third of the players missed the cut from the 73-man field, with a number of big names not making it past the four-over-par cut.
Usually, with the limited field Signature Events, there isn’t a cut but, at the Memorial Tournament, there is and, below, we have taken a look at which individuals won’t be partaking in the weekend action.
Jordan Spieth
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A two-over-par first round of 74 was followed up by a three-over 75 on Friday, with Jordan Spieth missing his fourth cut of 2024. Heading to Pinehurst No.2, Spieth hasn’t finished inside the top 10 since the Valero Texas Open at the start of April, so will need a strong week as he searches for a second US Open title.
Wyndham Clark
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Wyndham Clark has endured an interesting 2024, with the American winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and picking up a number of excellent results at The Players Championship and RBC Heritage.
However, since his third place finish at the RBC Heritage, Clark has finished in a tie for 47th and missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Now, at the Memorial Tournament, he fired rounds of 77 and 72 to miss a second consecutive weekend, with the defending US Open champion hoping to find form ahead of his defence next week.
Patrick Cantlay
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The normally ever-reliable American has made all 12 cuts on the PGA Tour…
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