The Open Championship, or British Open, has one of the larger fields of golf’s four major championships. The top 70 players and ties move on after Round 2 on Friday to play for golf’s oldest trophy, the claret jug.
Royal Troon Golf Club – the site of this year’s British Open – has a record of higher cut lines. The cut was 4-over in 2016, 3-over in 2004, and 5-over in 1997. The last five British Open championships have averaged a cut between 1- and 2-over.
That wasn’t the case this year. By the end of Round 2, the cut line was 6-over. The field of 70 players and ties is now set. Here’s who will be playing on through the weekend – and notable players who are out.
Some of the top golfers in the world won’t be competing at Royal Troon past Round 2. Most notably is World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, the 2014 British Open winner, who ended Round 2 at 11-over. McIlroy posted a 7-over-78 in Round 1 and couldn’t make up that deficit on Friday.
He’s not the only top-10 ranked golfer to miss the cut. Joining him are:
Another handful of the top 20 golfers in the world aren’t making it through as well, including:
Three-time British Open winner Tiger Woods also did not make the cut with a score of 14-over after Round 2.
Round 3: Saturday, July 20
Round 4: Sunday, July 21
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