U.S. Open cut line: Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner likely headed home
Barring a late shift in the leaderboard, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner and a few other notable names won’t be around for the weekend at Pinehurst
The afternoon wave is beginning to make its way around Pinehurst in the second round and while everyone has a lot of ground to make up to catch Martin Kaymer, a few top players will need solid second rounds just to make the weekend. The cut currently sits at 4-over, which puts a number of notable names in danger of an early exit.
Jason Dufner, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan are among the players left to sit and wait. All three players are 6-over through 36 holes and likely on the wrong side of the cut line. That could change, however, if the afternoon wave struggles and the cut line rises. Just nine players from the morning wave managed to post an under-par round, possibly leading to the cut line rising throughout the afternoon. The top 60 players and ties will make the weekend.
Harris English shot a 5-under 75 and is 4-over through 36 holes. That number appears to be safe, so English, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen and the other 4-overs are likely in for the weekend. If the cut settles at 5-over, it would be a couple strokes lower than the previous U.S. Open cuts at Pinehurst No. 2. The cut was 7-over in 1999 and 8-over in 2005.
The projected cut is currently at +5. Here is a quick infographic on the recent history of the cut in the #USOpen. pic.twitter.com/pPB4qYMgkZ
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 13, 2014 Nick Watney, Ryan Moore and Billy Horschel are among the players in the cut range who still have golf to play and could play their way onto the other side, or drop further off the pace. Here is a look at the players currently within range of the cut line. A full leaderboard can be found at USOpen.com.
Place | Player | Score | Thru/Tee time |
T35 | Jason Day | 2 | 4 |
T35 | Zach Johnson | 2 | 2 |
T35 | Webb Simpson | 2 | 2 |
T35 | Rory McIlroy | 2 | 3 |
T35 | Miguel Jimenez | 2 | 2 |
T35 | Justin Rose | 2 | 2 |
T35 | Nicholas Lindheim | 2 | 2:42 PM |
T35 | Jimmy Walker | 2 | F |
T35 | Victor Dubuisson | 2 | F |
T35 | Seung-yul Noh | 2 | F |
T35 | Fran Quinn | 2 | F |
T35 | Daniel Berger | 2 | 6 |
T35 | David Toms | 2 | 3 |
T35 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 2 | 5 |
T35 | Stephen Gallacher | 2 | 3 |
T50 | Boo Weekley | 3 | 3 |
T50 | Henrik Norlander | 3 | 6 |
T50 | Jeff Maggert | 3 | 2:09 PM |
T50 | Shiv Kapur | 3 | 2:20 PM |
T50 | Smylie Kaufman | 3 | 2:31 PM |
T50 | Clayton Rask | 3 | 2:42 PM |
T50 | Garth Mulroy | 3 | F |
T50 | Jim Furyk | 3 | F |
T50 | Gary Woodland | 3 | F |
T59 | Thongchai Jaidee | 4 | 2 |
T59 | Roberto Castro | 4 | 5 |
T59 | Kevin Tway | 4 | F |
T59 | Sergio Garcia | 4 | 4 |
T59 | Kenny Perry | 4 | 2:09 PM |
T59 | Craig Barlow | 4 | 2:20 PM |
T59 | WC Liang | 4 | 2:20 PM |
T59 | Matt Dobyns | 4 | 2:31 PM |
T59 | Maverick McNealy | 4 | 2:31 PM |
T59 | Alex Cejka | 4 | F |
T59 | Bill Haas | 4 | F |
T59 | Stewart Cink | 4 | F |
T59 | Harris English | 4 | F |
T59 | Ernie Els | 4 | F |
T59 | Louis Oosthuizen | 4 | F |
T59 | Retief Goosen | 4 | F |
T59 | Cody Gribble | 4 | 17 |
T59 | Bo Van Pelt | 4 | F |
Projected Cut: 4-over | |||
T77 | Matt Jones | 5 | 5 |
T77 | Zac Blair | 5 | F |
T77 | Billy Horschel | 5 | 1:58 PM |
T77 | Kevin Sutherland | 5 | 2:09 PM |
T77 | Justin Thomas | 5 | 2:20 PM |
T77 | Justin Leonard | 5 | F |
T77 | Kevin Stadler | 5 | F |
T77 | Paul Casey | 5 | F |
T77 | Toru Taniguchi | 5 | F |
T77 | Andrea Pavan | 5 | 6 |
T77 | Ryan Moore | 5 | 4 |
T88 | Angel Cabrera | 6 | 2 |
T88 | Kevin Kisner | 6 | 5 |
T88 | Nick Watney | 6 | 1 |
T88 | Maximilian Kieffer | 6 | 2:20 PM |
T88 | Brian Campbell | 6 | 2:42 PM |
T88 | Hudson Swafford | 6 | F |
T88 | Andres Echavarria | 6 | F |
T88 | Casey Wittenberg | 6 | F |
T88 | Mark Wilson | 6 | F |
T88 | Shane Lowry | 6 | F |
T88 | Luke Donald | 6 | F |
T88 | Charl Schwartzel | 6 | F |
T88 | Bubba Watson | 6 | F |
T88 | Jason Dufner | 6 | F |
T88 | Hunter Mahan | 6 | F |
T88 | Rod Pampling | 6 | F |
T88 | Cory Whitsett | 6 | F |
T88 | Chad Collins | 6 | 5 |
T88 | Hunter Stewart | 6 | F |
T107 | Lee Westwood | 7 | 3 |
T107 | Jim Renner | 7 | F |
T107 | Brian Stuard | 7 | 6 |
T107 | Luke Guthrie | 7 | F |
T107 | Ryan Blaum | 7 | F |
T107 | Christopher Doak | 7 | F |
T107 | D.A. Points | 7 | 3 |
T107 | Brady Watt | 7 | 2:31 PM |
T107 | Will Grimmer | 7 | 2:42 PM |
T107 | John Senden | 7 | F |
T107 | Ken Duke | 7 | F |
T107 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 7 | F |
T107 | Darren Clarke | 7 | F |
T107 | Geoff Ogilvy | 7 | F |
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