Saturday, July 30, 2016

Rory McIlroy misses cut, Mickelson survives to weekend and other notable PGA cut stories


By Jim McCabe
GOLFWEEK.COM


Rory McIlroy fell just short of making the weekend at the PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy fell just short of making the weekend at the PGA Championship. (Getty Images)
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey — There were two players knotted at 9 under atop the leaderboard, but truly, everyone was focused at two scores tied at 2 over.


Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy were in the same pairing, sitting on the same score, and sharing the similar need: Par their final hole, the par-5 18th, and pray that 2 over made the cut, or, better yet, make birdie and breathe easier at 1 over.
The veteran left-hander did the latter, his two-putt birdie giving him a level-par 70 to make his 21st consecutive cut in the US PGA Championship.
McIlroy? Hard to believe but he made bogey and at 3 over has missed a major cut for the second time in a season for the first time since 2010. It’s also the first time in eight starts that he’s missed the cut in the US PGA.
While those boys in Group 36 dominated the late-day cut story at the 98th PGA Championship, there was other noteworthy news regarding the cut:
  • It means that 14 players made the cut in all four majors this season: Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Jason Day, Harris English, Bill Haas, Martin Kaymer, Kevin Kisner, Kevin Na, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood and Danny Willett.
  • Most importantly was the fact that Day propelled himself into the thick of things. But with a torrid 65 to get to 7 under, the Aussie assured of himself of a made cut in 16 straight majors. That’s best on the US PGA Tour. Westwood (69-70) has now made nine in a row, Spieth (70-67) eight.
  • Sergio Garcia (71-74) saw his consecutive streak come to a halt at 10.
  • Steve Stricker continues to amaze. At 49, he backed up an opening 69 with a 70 to run to 22 his streak of making cuts in the majors. Now, they haven’t come consecutively, as Stricker has skipped or not been eligible for six majors in recent years, but give him his due. He hasn’t missed a cut since the 2009 PGA at Hazeltine.
  • Ernie Els birdied the par-5 17th to shoot 69 and make the cut on the number. Like Robert Streb, who is tied for the lead, Els had missed the cut in each of the season’s first three majors. The dubious distinction of missing the cut in each major this season belongs to Chris Kirk (75-69).
  • None of the 20 club professionals made the cut.
  • Haas has now made the cut in six straight PGAs.
  • Charley Hoffman has missed the cut in seven of his eight PGAs, making it only in 2013.
  • Francesco Molinari (71-70) maintained perfect attendance at the PGA, eight starts, eight cuts made. Meanwhile, Brooks Koepka and Hideki Matsuyama are now 4-for-4 in their PGA Championship appearances.
  • Other notables to miss the cut included Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Gary Woodland, Shane Lowry, Luke Donald and  Graeme McDowell.
US PGA SCOREBOARD

 

T1 -9 F -4 65 66 -- -- 131
T1 -9 F* -7 68 63 -- -- 131
T3 -7 F* -3 66 67 -- -- 133
T3 -7 F -5 68 65 -- -- 133
5 -6 F* -3 67 67 -- -- 134
T6
-5 F -1 66 69 -- -- 135
T6 -5 F* -5 70 65 -- -- 135
T6 -5 F -3 68 67 -- -- 135
T9 -4 F -3 69 67 -- -- 136
T9 -4 F -1 67 69 -- -- 136
T9 -4 F -2 68 68 -- -- 136
T9 -4 F -3 69 67 -- -- 136
T13 -3 F* -3 70 67 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F* -3 70 67 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F -3 70 67 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F -3 70 67 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F -4 71 66 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F* -5 72 65 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F -3 70 67 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F* -2 69 68 -- -- 137
T13 -3 F -4 71 66 -- -- 137
T22 -2 F E 68 70 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* -2 70 68 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* -1 69 69 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* E 68 70 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* -3 71 67 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* -1 69 69 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* E 68 70 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* E 68 70 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F -2 70 68 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F -1 69 69 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F* E 68 70 -- -- 138
T22 -2 F 1 67 71 -- -- 138
T34 2 -1 F* -1 70 69 -- -- 139
T34 13 -1 F E 69 70 -- -- 139
T34 13 -1 F* E 69 70 -- -- 139
T34 21 -1 F* -2 71 68 -- -- 139
T34 21 -1 F -2 71 68 -- -- 139
T34 21 -1 F* -2 71 68 -- -- 139
T34 73 -1 F -4 73 66 -- -- 139
T34 13 -1 F E 69 70 -- -- 139
T34 2 -1 F* -1 70 69 -- -- 139
T34 25 -1 F* 1 68 71 -- -- 139
T34 21 -1 F* -2 71 68 -- -- 139
T34 47 -1 F -3 72 67 -- -- 139
T34 32 -1 F* 3 66 73 -- -- 139
T34 25 -1 F 1 68 71 -- -- 139
T48 39 E F 2 68 72 -- -- 140
T48 7 E F -1 71 69 -- -- 140
T48 E F E 70 70 -- -- 140
T48 7 E F* -1 71 69 -- -- 140
T48 33 E F -2 72 68 -- -- 140
T48 12 E F* E 70 70 -- -- 140
T48 27 E F* 1 69 71 -- -- 140
T48 12 E F E 70 70 -- -- 140
T48 7 E F* -1 71 69 -- -- 140
T48 12 E F* E 70 70 -- -- 140
T48 7 E F* -1 71 69 -- -- 140
T48 43 E F* 3 67 73 -- -- 140
T48 12 E F E 70 70 -- -- 140
T61 40 1 F 2 69 72 -- -- 141
T61 6 1 F* E 71 70 -- -- 141
T61 59 1 F* -3 74 67 -- -- 141
T61 6 1 F E 71 70 -- -- 141
T61 6 1 F* E 71 70 -- -- 141
T61 6 1 F* E 71 70 -- -- 141
T61 40 1 F 2 69 72 -- -- 141
T61 46 1 F -2 73 68 -- -- 141
T61 6 1 F E 71 70 -- -- 141
T70 49 2 F* 3 69 73 -- -- 142
T70 15 2 F* 1 71 71 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F E 72 70 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F* E 72 70 -- -- 142
T70 15 2 F 1 71 71 -- -- 142
T70 34 2 F 2 70 72 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F E 72 70 -- -- 142
T70 34 2 F* 2 70 72 -- -- 142
T70 37 2 F* -1 73 69 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F E 72 70 -- -- 142
T70 15 2 F 1 71 71 -- -- 142
T70 15 2 F* 1 71 71 -- -- 142
T70 34 2 F* 2 70 72 -- -- 142
T70 37 2 F -1 73 69 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F E 72 70 -- -- 142
T70 50 2 F* -2 74 68 -- -- 142
T70 11 2 F* E 72 70 -- -- 142
The following players did not make the cut: 2
CUT -- 3 -- -- 72 71 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 72 71 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 72 71 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 74 69 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 69 74 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 69 74 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 74 69 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 72 71 -- -- 143
CUT -- 3 -- -- 73 70 -- -- 143
CUT -- 4 -- -- 72 72 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 70 74 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 71 73 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 72 72 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 71 73 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 75 69 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 74 70 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 72 72 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 73 71 -- -- 144
CUT -- 4 -- -- 73 71 -- -- 144
CUT -- 5 -- -- 72 73 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 73 72 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 72 73 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 71 74 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 72 73 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 74 71 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 75 70 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 71 74 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 73 72 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 74 71 -- -- 145
CUT -- 5 -- -- 75 70 -- -- 145
CUT -- 6 -- -- 72 74 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 73 73 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 74 72 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 75 71 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 73 73 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 75 71 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 72 74 -- -- 146
CUT -- 6 -- -- 75 71 -- -- 146
CUT -- 7 -- -- 71 76 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 74 73 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 77 70 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 77 70 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 74 73 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 74 73 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 71 76 -- -- 147
CUT -- 7 -- -- 73 74 -- -- 147
CUT -- 8 -- -- 72 76 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 72 76 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 75 73 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 77 71 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 77 71 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 73 75 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 77 71 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 72 76 -- -- 148
CUT -- 8 -- -- 72 76 -- -- 148
CUT -- 9 -- -- 76 73 -- -- 149
CUT -- 9 -- -- 77 72 -- -- 149
CUT -- 9 -- -- 76 73 -- -- 149
CUT -- 9 -- -- 77 72 -- -- 149
CUT -- 9 -- -- 74 75 -- -- 149
CUT -- 10 -- -- 79 71 -- -- 150
CUT -- 10 -- -- 74 76 -- -- 150
CUT -- 10 -- -- 77 73 -- -- 150
CUT -- 10 -- -- 72 78 -- -- 150
CUT -- 11 -- -- 77 74 -- -- 151
CUT -- 11 -- -- 79 72 -- -- 151
CUT -- 12 -- -- 76 76 -- -- 152
CUT -- 14 -- -- 78 76 -- -- 154
CUT -- 14 -- -- 78 76 -- -- 154
CUT -- 17 -- -- 83 74 -- -- 157

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