Nick Taylor finally made a major cut once again
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP)– Nick Taylor lastly made it in another major. Brooks Koepka missed out on the weekend at the Masters in painful fashion.Then there was
Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples, 2 former Masters champions, who took their attempts at making it all the method to the 18th hole Friday. The 67-year-old Langer missed a par putt that would have gotten him into the weekend, while the 65-year-old Couples made bogey when he required birdie on the par-4 finishing hole.Advertisement They definitely weren’t alone
in their tournament ending early.Koepka, a five-time major winner, was in good condition with two to play. He had actually opened with a 74 but was 2 under on the day when he bogeyed the par-4 17th. Then came the 18th and catastrophe: Koepka was so far ended the tee he took a penalty shot and hit again, then missed out on the green with his method and three-putted from 12 feet to miss the cut by 2 shots.He had made eight straight cuts in majors, including his 2nd PGA title and a tie for second at the Masters 2 years ago.There were other agonizing minutes Friday.Russell Henley had actually been one of the hottest players in the game coming into the week, making it in each start this season
and winning against a packed field at Bay Hill. He opened with a 79 that put him near the bottom of the leaderboard, however Henley rallied with a second-round 68 on Friday that left him in Langer’s group one shot shy of the cut.Advertisement “Yesterday simply was awful. It was such a hard day,”Henley said.”There’s a lot to be glad for. I’m healthy and I feel excellent and I seem like I can play some good golf this year. No matter what, I feel like I’m in an excellent area. “Dustin Johnson, who set the competition scoring record when he won in 2021, likewise finished at 3 over.”I’m playing better than
that I scored for sure, “he stated.”Played pretty strong all the time up until last two holes, however you know, this golf course, it’s a pretty hard finish. If you drive it in the fairway it’s not tough. You miss out on the fairway, it’s tough.”You can think where Johnson drove it.Advertisement Mike Dam and Sergio Garcia, a pair of former champions, missed out on the cut with Couples at 4 over. Two more Masters champs, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson, remained in the group with Koepka at
5 over.”I have actually been playing good golf this year,” Mickelson said, “so I’m disappointed with my score this week.”Angel Cabrera beat just another player, shooting 75-80 in his go back to the Masters.
The 2009 champion generated a bit of controversy just by showing up. He invested 20 months in an Argentine
jail after he was accused of making risks toward former partners. Cabrera was launched on parole in August 2023 and won a PGA Tour Champions event last weekend.The only player Cabrera beat was Nick Dunlap, who was 19 shots much better than his first-round 90 with a 1-under 71 on Friday.Advertisement Then there were those who managed to slip inside the 2-over cut line.Xander Schauffele was at 2 under for the competition, extending his streak to 61 consecutive made cuts. Wyndham Clark had the ability to rebound from an opening 76 with a 4-under 68 on Friday. Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth made it on the number, with the 2015 champion making a two-putt bogey on his last hole to scrape into the weekend.Taylor also made the weekend at a significant– finally.He has five PGA Tour wins, including one each of the last three years, and his accomplishment at the Sony Open in January gave the Canadian some momentum early this season. But the majors had actually provided him fits. Taylor had actually missed out on the cut in his last eight attempts, consisting of the Masters last year.
In truth, his last made cut was the Masters 5 years ago.Advertisement”Yeah,
it’s never the objective however it definitely has crossed my mind, “Taylor confessed.” It is various, and it’s easy to make it larger than it is. However each golf shot is the exact same as you are playing the RBC Heritage next week or Zurich with Adam (Hadwin). You have actually got to make your choices, devote to them. It’s simply a little more difficult here.”___ AP Masters coverage
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