Tiger Woods will miss the reduce on the Open Championship for the fifth time in his profession.
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Friday on the Open Championship is underway and Royal Troon is displaying its tooth. Excessive winds are wreaking havoc on the sphere and scores are ballooning on reduce day.
Shane Lowry at the moment holds the lead at seven below (thanks partly to enjoying on the right aspect of the draw), however a lot of the area is just not having the identical success because the Irishman. As of this writing, simply 10 gamers are in purple figures for the match — and that quantity is bound to shrink because the day progresses.
Right here’s who’s at risk of lacking the reduce at Royal Troon.
How does the Open Championship reduce work?
A complete of 157 gamers teed off at this yr’s Open Championship, however roughly half of them gained’t be round to play the weekend. On the conclusion of the second spherical, the highest 70 gamers plus ties will make the reduce. The rest of the sphere will probably be headed house early. The cut-line guidelines on the Open Championship are the identical because the PGA Championship, and barely extra lenient than these on the U.S. Open (prime 60 and ties) and the Masters (prime 50 and ties).
What’s the projected Open Championship reduce line?
As of two:40 p.m. ET, the reduce line sits at six over, with 81 gamers inside that quantity. As of now, it seems that quantity will maintain by way of the remainder of play. Based on Knowledge Golf, the reduce line has greater than a 90 % likelihood of coming at six over.
Who’s at risk of lacking the Open Championship reduce?
The Open Championship will probably be with out loads of large names this weekend. Tiger Woods will miss the reduce on the Open for the fifth time in his profession after rounds of 79 and 77 go away him at 14 over by way of two rounds. Cameron Smith, the 2022 Open champion, may also miss the weekend as he posted 12 over for 2 rounds. Others at risk of lacking the reduce embody Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau and Tommy Fleetwood. Try under for a full checklist of notables on the reduce line.
This publish will probably be up to date throughout Friday’s second spherical.
Notables on Open Championship reduce line
*As of two:40 p.m. ET
Rickie Fowler +6 (F)
Matthew Fitzpatrick +6 (F)
Tommy Fleetwood +8 (17)
Bryson DeChambeau +8 (17)
Max Homa +8 (15)
Henrik Stenson +8 (F)
Louis Oosthuizen +8 (F)
Viktor Hovland +8 (15)
Ludvig Aberg +8 (16)
Will Zalatoris +9 (14)
Tony Finau +11 (17)
Cameron Smith +12 (F)
Rory McIlroy +12 (15)
Tiger Woods +14 (F)
