Masters 2024: Biggest names to miss the cut at Augusta National

April 12, 2024

The 88th Masters Tournament has so far been a fierce test of skill, grit and resilience. However, even some players who show these characteristics every year failed to qualify for this year’s tournament.

After Thursday’s rain postponement, 27 of the 89 Masters golfers completed the first round on Friday morning, but things got more difficult in the second round.

Winds were consistently gusting between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts up to 40 miles per hour. It wreaked havoc on the field, and former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel called the situation “borderline unplayable.”

Still, many players persevered and persevered, moving up and down the rankings on Friday.

For example, Collin Morikawa, who has struggled this year, shot a 2-under 70 and entered the weekend at 3-under.

Ludvig Aberg dropped further, posting a second-round best 3-under 69.

However, apart from these people, only a few were chosen. Only eight of the 89 players finished under par on Friday, with the majority dropping their numbers significantly.

In fact, the average score for the second round was 75.08. 4th According to The Athletic’s Justin Ray, he has finished three shots over par over the past 30 years.

It was wild there. As a result, many big names missed out on the slot.

Masters 2024: Big names who missed out

dustin johnson

Johnson trailed with a 6-over 78 and finished with an even worse 7-over 79 in 13 overs. This was the worst performance at Augusta National of his career.

He started with four bogeys at the front and mixed in one birdie at the back to match.

Many believed the two-time major champion had a good chance of being in the green jacket again, but he failed and was forced to return home early.

jordan spies

Jordan Spieth had to finish the second round early on Friday, causing an upset. The 2015 Masters champion became the first player this century to hit multiple 9s on the par-5 15th, ending his chances for the title.

Then the second round started and things didn’t get much better. He shot a 2-over 74 and finished the tournament at 9-over, 3-over from the cut line.

brian herman

The reigning British champion was one of the few players to perform well on Friday.

The problem was that he had an equally terrible performance after posting a nine-over 81 on Thursday. He never recovered from that.

Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland entered 2024 with a bang, and for good reason. He caught fire and won the FedEx Cup in 2023, winning both of the Tour Championship’s final events.

That stopped suddenly this year. The Norwegian has struggled all year, and that continued at the Masters.

Hovland shot a 9-over 81 on Friday, but missed the cut by two strokes.

Justin Thomas

Thomas got into a fight on the back nine at Augusta on Friday. He defied the wind and played the 14 holes of the round and championship at even par.

Thomas then played the final four holes.

The two-time PGA Championship winner hit the water with his third shot on the 15th. He finished with a double-bogey 7.

It only got worse from there.

JT shot an incredible 7-over over the last four holes and fell one spot short. From competing at the Masters to going home Friday night. Here’s a recap of Thomas’ week at Augusta National.

Wyndham Clark

Windham Clark was playing better than anyone on the planet in 2024 except Scottie Scheffler. He also finished second to Scottie several weeks in a row at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players, and even then, it was close.

The second was a heartbreaking ripout of 18 by Clark that forced a playoff.

That’s why many want his chance at Augusta. They would have looked really smart through 23 holes.

The reigning U.S. Open champion was even par for the tournament and 1 under for the round.

It was all downhill from there. Clark closed out the lead with bogeys on 6, 7 and 9. He then bogeyed the 10th, 14th, 15th and 17th holes, again missing the weekend.

The future is very bright for Clark. I’m very confident in writing it. But this was a lesson Jack Nicklaus might have been taught.

Kendall Capps is the senior editor of SB Nation’s Playing Through.For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough On all major social media platforms.