UK: 18+ USA: 21+ | Begambleaware.org | T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly
After an exciting day two of the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, 34-year-old Rickie Fowler leads at 10-under par followed by Wyndham Clark at 9-under.
While Fowler and Clark have played well over the first 36 holes, a surprising number of stars including Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas fell short of high expectations and didn’t qualify for the weekend. We’ll showcase every notable player who made and missed the cut below.
What is the cut at the U.S. Open?
Contents
The cut at the U.S. Open ended at 2-over par. Any player who shot over this number failed to qualify for the weekend.
U.S. Open cut rule
After two rounds, the top 60 players in the U.S. Open field (including ties) proceed to the third and fourth rounds of the competition.
The U.S. Open’s rules are stricter than the PGA Championship and Open Championship’s rule (top 70 players and ties). The Masters is the most difficult with the top 50 players plus ties.
Who made the cut?
The following 56 players on the U.S. Open leaderboard qualified for the weekend. The field began with 156.
U.S. Open leaderboard
- 1: Rickie Fowler, -10
- 2: Wyndham Clark, -9
- T-3: Rory McIlroy, -8
- T-3: Xander Schauffele, -8
- 5: Harris English, -7
- T-6: Dustin Johnson, -6
- T-6: Min Woo Lee, -6
- T-8: Sam Bennett, -5
- T-8: Scottie Scheffler, -5
- 10: Cameron Smith, -4
- 11: Tony Finau, -3
- T-12: Charley Hoffman, -2
- T-12: Brian Harman, -2
- T-12: Justin Suh, -2
- T-12: Ryutaro Nagano, -2
- T-12: Dylan Wu, -2
- T-12: Gary Woodland, -2
- T-12: Denny McCarthy, -2
- T-19. Nick Hardy, -1
- T-19: Romain Langasque, -1
- T-19: Eric Cole, -1
- T-19: Andrew Putnam, -1
- T-19: Austin Eckroat, -1
- T-19: Sam Burns, -1
- T-19: Keith Mitchell, -1
- T-19: Ryan Gerard, -1
- T-19: Bryson DeChambeau, -1
- T-19: Si Woo Kim, -1
- T-19: Viktor Hovland, -1
- T-30: Joaquin Niemann, E
- T-30: Sahith Theegala, E
- T-30: Billy Horschel, E
- T-30: Brooks Koepka, E
- T-30: Mackenzie Hughes, E
- T-30: Yuto Katsuragawa, E
- T-30: Patrick Rodgers, E
- T-30: Gordon Sargent (amateur), E
- T-30: Collin Morikawa, E
- T-39: Tom Kim, +1
- T-39: Matt Fitzpatrick, +1
- T-39: Hideki Matsuyama, +1
- T-39: Jacob Solomon, +1
- T-39: Jordan Smith, +1
- T-39: Adam Svensson, +1
- T-39: Kevin Streelman, +1
- T-39: Tyrrell Hatton, +1
- T-39: Sergio Garcia, +1
- T-39: Patrick Reed, +1
- T-49: Sam Stevens, +2
- T-49: Maxwell Moldovan (amateur), +2
- T-49: Aldrich Potgieter (amateur), +2
- T-49: Abraham Ancer, +2
- T-49: Padraig Harrington, +2
- T-49: Cameron Young, +2
- T-49: Russell Henley, +2
- T-49: Patrick Cantlay, +2
- T-49: Ben Carr (amateur), +2
- T-49: Sebastian Munoz, +2
- T-49: David Puig, +2
- T-49: Ryo Ishikawa, +2
- T-49: Shane Lowry, +2
- T-49: Tommy Fleetwood, +2
- T-49: Jon Rahm, +2
- T-49: Adam Hadwin, +2
- T-49: Ryan Fox, +2
Who missed the cut?
These notable players failed to qualify for the weekend.
Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Sungjae Im, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar, Max Homa, Corey Conners, Emiliano Grillo, Nick Taylor, Mito Pereira
Which LIV players made and missed the cut?
Among the 15 LIV golfers in the field, 10 qualified for the weekend.
Made the cut
| Position | Player | Score |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | -6 |
| 10 | Cameron Smith | -4 |
| T19 | Bryson DeChambeau | -1 |
| T30 | Brooks Koepka | E |
| T30 | Joaquin Niemann | E |
| T39 | Sergio Garcia | +1 |
| T39 | Patrick Reed | +1 |
| T49 | Abraham Ancer | +2 |
| T49 | Sebastian Munoz | +2 |
| T49 | David Puig | +2 |
Missed the cut
- Phil Mickelson (+3),
- Mito Pereira (+3),
- Thomas Pieters (+3),
- Martin Kaymer (+6)
- Carlos Ortiz (+9)
Subscribe to Punditfeed on Google News for all the latest updates from the world of sports!
