The 153rd Open Championship is set-up nicely going into the final 36-holes, with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler leading Matt Fitzpatrick by a single shot.
Carding a seven-under 64 on Friday, Scheffler is in the driving seat to claim a fourth Major championship and first Claret Jug, which would put him three-quarters of the way towards the Career Grand Slam.
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Behind Scheffler includes the likes of Tyrrell Hatton, Robert MacIntyre, Keegan Bradley and Rory McIlroy, with a number of big names searching for victory at Royal Portrush.
However, although a number of players made the weekend, a number of players also missed out at the halfway stage, with several stars heading home early.
Below, we take a look at the big names who missed the cut at The 153rd Open Championship.
Joaquin Niemann (+2)
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Despite four victories on the LIV Golf League in 2025, Niemann’s Major form continues to struggle, with the Chilean missing a third cut at The Open Championship.
The 26-year-old registered his first Major top-10 at the PGA Championship in May but, since then, he has missed the weekend at both the US Open and Open Championship, his ninth missed cut at a Major in his career.
Jason Day (+2)
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Day has an impressive record at The Open Championship, finishing runner-up in 2023. However, the Australian was unable to replicate that form at Royal Portrush this year.
Carding rounds of 73 and 71, the 37-year-old missed his third cut of the season and second in two starts after failing to make the weekend at the John Deere Classic.
Patrick Cantlay (+3)
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The eight-time PGA Tour winner’s struggles continued at The Open Championship, with Cantlay finishing three-over-par at Royal Portrush.
Carding rounds of 73 and 72, Cantlay missed his second cut at The Open, with the American also missing his third weekend of the season, which includes the PGA Championship and US Open.
Min Woo Lee (+5)
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Lee had been fancied by many to challenge this week but, at Royal Portrush, the Australian could only cards rounds of 74 and 73 to finish five-over-par, well back of the cutline.
Like Ben Griffin, Ryan Fox and Aldrich Potgieter, who also missed the cut this week, Lee had claimed…
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