6 most surprising golfers to miss the cut at the U.S. Open (including Bryson DeChambeau!)
6 most surprising golfers to miss the cut at the U.S. Open (including Bryson DeChambeau!)
It's been a competitive showing at the third major of the year, and we said goodbye to several golfers favored to compete for a title at the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylviania.
Reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy just barely made the cut at 6-over with a birdie on the 18th hole, but with the cut line set at 7-over, the defending U.S. Open champion wasn't so lucky.
Bryson DeChambeau had a rough outing this week at Oakmont, and he headlined the list of golfers who were expected to compete in the U.S. Open that ultimately won't be continuing into the weekend. Here are the six most surprising from the first two rounds.
Bryson DeChambeau (+10)
Make Cut Odds: -750
Miss Cut Odds: +500
DeChambeau, the defending U.S. Open champion, entered with some of the best odds to make the cut. But after shooting a solid 73 in Round 1, DeChambeau was 7-over on Friday with a performance that included eight bogeys and a double bogey. The two-time U.S. Open champion will wait another year for a three-peat.
Joaquin Niemann (+10)
Make Cut Odds: -400
Miss Cut Odds: +300
Niemann turned in double bogeys on both Days 1 and 2, and after shooting a 75 in back-to-back rounds, he's heading home from Oakmont.
Shane Lowry (+17)
Make Cut Odds: -300
Miss Cut Odds: +230
Lowry never had it this week, shooting a 9-over 79 before turning in a 78 on Friday. Lowry finished tied for second at the U.S. Open in 2016, but he'll have to wait another year to match that effort.
OOPS: Shane Lowry forgets to mark his ball on the 14th green at Oakmont
Sepp Straka (+11)
Make Cut Odds: -275
Miss Cut Odds: +210
Straka put himself in a tough spot with an 8-over round on Thursday that featured four bogeys and a pair of double bogeys. He was better on Friday as he shot a three-over 73, but that didn't help him climb back toward the cut line as he exited at 11-over.
Justin Thomas (+12)
Make Cut Odds: -250
Miss Cut Odds: +200
The two-time major champion was hoping to capture his first U.S. Open title this week, but that will have to wait at least another year after Thomas shot six-over on both Thursday and Friday. His Round 2 showing had its moments with four birdies, but those were overshadowed by his six bogeys and a pair of double bogeys.
Min Woo Lee (+9)
Make Cut Odds: -150
Miss Cut Odds: +200
Lee did his best to salvage a rough Round 1 showing, in which he shot 9-over, with a solid 72 in Round 2. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to put himself above the cut line in his run in the U.S. Open.
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