Going into the weekend of the US Open, Ludvig Aberg leads a stacked leaderboard, with the Swede sitting at five-under-par and one stroke clear of Bryson DeChambeau, Thomas Detry and Patrick Cantlay.
Amongst those chasing include Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau and Matthieu Pavon, who all sit at three-under, whilst the likes of Major winners Hideki Matsuyama and Xander Schauffele are within touching distance at Pinehurst No.2.
Although a number of big names are in contention, a number of big names will also be heading home at weekend in North Carolina, as the likes of Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland and Justin Thomas failed to make the cut.
Below, we have taken a look those big names who missed the cut at the 2024 US Open…
Robert MacIntyre (+6)
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The Scot claimed an emotional victory with his dad on the bag at the RBC Canadian Open a fortnight ago, but MacIntyre had a second round to forget in North Carolina.
Firing a level-par 70 on Thursday, the 27-year-old parred the first three holes, with bogeys at the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth giving him a four-over front nine. Birdieing the 10th, a double bogey at the 13th meant he would need a clean card to make the weekend, but a bogey at the 17th meant a six-over tournament total and a first missed cut at the US Open.
Viktor Hovland (+6)
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Following an eight-over-par 78 on Thursday, it was always going to be an uphill battle for Viktor Hovland to make the cut. Starting his second day with a birdie, a double at the eighth seemed to extinguish any hope of an appearance at the weekend.
Hovland, though, wasn’t giving up and, with a birdie at the ninth, he found more gains at the 10th, 12th and 13th to move to five-over-par, a number which, at the time, would be close to the cutline. However, the Norwegian pro bogeyed the 16th and 17th, with not even a birdie at the 18th saving Hovland from a second missed cut at the US Open.
Max Homa (+6)
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It seemed that Homa’s form at the Major championships had improved following a tie for 10th at The Open Championship and third place finish at the Masters in April.
However, the American struggled in North Carolina, as Homa couldn’t follow up his one-over-par first round on Thursday. Carding a three-over-par 38 on the front nine,…
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