Two rounds of the 2023 U.S. Open have come and gone at Los Angeles Country Club and the top of the leaderboard is absolutely stacked heading into the weekend.
Rickie Fowler is on track to complete an epic comeback season. Wyndham Clark is in the mix for his first ever finish inside the top 10 at a major tournament. Right behind them, Rory McIlory, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson are all lurking.
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But just perhaps the most surprising development concerns which players failed to reach the weekend. Even with the cut line established at two-over-par, a number of the game’s most elite golfers found themselves headed home early. These were the biggest shockers.
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Phil Mickelson (+3)
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Make Cut Odds: +130
Miss Cut Odds: -175
Top 10 Odds: +1600
A third straight missed cut at the U.S. Open for Lefty. He hasn’t finished inside the Top 25 since 2013.
Jordan Spieth (+3)
(AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Make Cut Odds: -350
Miss Cut Odds: +240
Top 10 Odds: +220
Spieth was safely inside the cut line for most of his round on Friday but three bogeys over his final six holes ended his week early.
Max Homa (+4)
(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Make Cut Odds: -300
Miss Cut Odds: +220
Top 10 Odds: +300
Homa holds the course record at LACC with a 61 he shot in 2013 during the Pac 12 Championship. That’ll be a good memory to hold onto after missing the cut this week.
Adam Scott (+5)
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Make Cut Odds: -225
Miss Cut Odds: +170
Top 10 Odds: +500
This is Scott’s first missed cut in 13 tournament entries this season. A strong streak comes to a bitter end.
Sungjae Im (+6)
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Make Cut Odds: -250
Miss Cut Odds: +188
Top 10 Odds: +450
Im fell out of contention quickly on Friday with five bogeys in his first nine holes.
Jason Day (+9)
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Make Cut Odds: -225
Miss Cut Odds: +170
Top 10 Odds: +350
Day makes it three consecutive missed starts in a row since winning the AT&T Byron Nelson.
Justin Thomas (+14)
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Make Cut Odds: -225
Miss Cut Odds: +170
Top 10 Odds: +360
JT has now missed the cut at two of the three majors so far this season, including The Masters. He finished T65 at the PGA Championship in May.
