The difference between taking half in into the weekend at a critical championship and observing from home would possibly per chance well additionally additionally be decided by an accidental flick of the putter, as Rickie Fowler realized in excruciating firsthand model Friday. Fowler skipped over the nick succor on the 2020 PGA Championship by a single stroke on Friday and he has most efficient himself to blame after a gaffe on No. 6 that ended in him simply missing out on a weekend tee time, snapping a non-public bound of 14 consecutive cuts made at majors.
He’s one amongst the greatest stars to now not be taking half in into the weekend at TPC Harding Park for the first and most efficient main championship of the 2019-20 season, nevertheless he’s absolutely now not alone. Truly, he’s one amongst 12 golfers contained in the discontinue 50 of the Decent World Golf Rankings — among them Tyrrell Hatton, Marc Leishman and Matt Kuchar — to have skipped over the nick succor line at 1-over 141.
The cutting block was equally unkind to a resolution of damaged-down PGA Championship winners. Whereas Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson will revel in a pair of extra rounds under the sunny skies of California, damaged-down champions Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Davis Adore III, Shaun Michael and Rich Beem additionally skipped over the nick succor. Of the damaged-down champions, Kaymer’s would possibly per chance be most surprising after starting up his round Friday at T3. He fired a 12-over par 82 on Friday.
Right here’s a examine seemingly the most different expansive names on tour who be a half of Fowler on the sidelines, and their respective ratings.
2020 PGA Championship considerable skipped over cuts
- Marc Leishman, Henrik Stenson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout: 142
- Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Na, Tom Lewis, Matt Kuchar: 143
- Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick: 144
- Sergio Garcia: 146
- Danny Willett: 147
- Martin Kaymer: 148
- Davis Adore III: 149
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