HOUSTON – Plenty of golfers came to Memorial Park Golf Course with dreams of hoisting a trophy, earning a Masters invitation or getting their seasons on the right track.
However, there are a few notables packing their bags and heading home for the weekend after missing the cut at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open. With only one event after this week for golfers to get into the Masters and then the RBC Heritage, a signature event at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina, the time was now or never for players to make a move.
While some earned a weekend tee time, others are scratching their head. A total of 83 golfers made the weekend, with the cut coming at 1-over 141.
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Here are the notables who missed the cut at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Jason Day (USA) drives off the ninth tee during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jason Day had three top 10s this year, all in signature events, and had missed only one cut. Now it’s two after posting 72-70 in Houston.
Keith Mitchell of the United States reacts on the 11th green during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 28, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Since leading by two after 54 holes at the Valspar Championship, Keith Mitchell has fired three consecutive over-par rounds. This week, a pair of 71s sent him home early.
Doug Ghim of the United States hits a tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 28, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Ghim had made the weekend in six straight starts and had finished in the top 16 in five of those six events. This week, however, he is going home after a 71 and 72.
Kevin Kisner of the United States walks on the seventh green during a practice round prior to the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 27, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
The 40-year-old’s struggles on the golf course continue. Kisner has yet to make a cut in six starts this season.
Padraig Harrington (IRE) drives off of the the ninth tee during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Joel Dahmen of the United States walks the fourth green during the second round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The fan-favorite shot 1 under on Thursday, but a 75 in the second round winds prevented him from earning a spot on the weekend. It’s the first time he has missed the cut in his last four starts.
Jake Knapp (USA) drives off the third tee during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Knapp, the first-time Tour winner in Mexico last month, missed only his second cut of the season after rounds of 74-71.
Luke List of the United States lines up a putt on the 11th green during the first round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 28, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
List tied for second at the Genesis Invitational. Since then, he has missed the weekend in three of his four starts.
Stewart Cink of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 29, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
Cink, last week’s 36-hole co-leader at the Valspar, is heading home for the third time in five Tour starts this season. A round of 71 on Thursday didn’t take him out of contention, but a 75 in windy conditions Friday did.
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