Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson among many big names to miss the cut at 2024 Masters

Kim was comfortably within the cutline until the 11^th hole on Friday. That’s where he hooked his tee shot out of bounds and made a triple bogey to put himself at 4 over. He made a birdie at 17 to remain on the right side of the cutline but his approach at 18 caught the front bunker and he bladed it out of the sand and over the green. He took a double bogey when he could ill afford it and signed for 6-over 78 to miss the cut by one stroke.

Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, missed the cut for the 10^th time in 25 career starts at Augusta National. This one had to hurt as the 44-year-old Spaniard opened with 72 on Thursday and looked in good shape to play the weekend until limping home in 6-over 42. That included playing the last four holes in 5 over and a closing double bogey that took him from the right side of the cutline to having the weekend off. Since his win in 2017, Garcia has missed the cut five of the last six years at the Masters.

Hovland, the reigning FedEx Cup champion, opened with 71 but ballooned to a 9-over 81 on Friday. The Norwegian finished T-4 last year but made a triple bogey at the second hole, a double at the fourth and shot 7-over 43 on the first nine. He was hovering on the cutline after a birdie at 13 but it made bogey at 14 and was doomed by a double at the par-5 15^th. It marked the first time in five career starts at the Masters that Hovland has had the weekend off and his first MC in six Tour starts this season. 

After making his first seven cuts of the season, Burns has the weekend off for the second straight tournament. It marked the second time in the last three years that he’s missed the cut at the Masters. Burns, ranked No. 22 in the world, stumbled out of the gate on Thursday. He made three double bogeys and shot 80. He played better on Friday, posting a 1-over 73 but the writing already was on the wall for Burns that he would be hitting the road early for Harbour Town.

Thomas completely imploded on his final four holes on Friday at Augusta National. The two-time major winner opened with an even-par 72 on Thursday and remained level par through 14 holes of his second round. But he went double-double-bogey-double to shoot 79 and miss the cut. 

Thomas, who made the cut at the Masters in his first seven attempts, missed for the second straight year. He also missed the cut in his second straight start. 

It started going south for Thomas when his layup at 15 rolled into the water. At the last he hooked his tee shot into the trees and failed to make a 9-foot putt for bogey to make the cut.

Harman, the reigning British Open champion, had a disastrous morning on Friday, completing his opening round. He shot 2-under 34 on the first nine but came home in 11-over 47. That included a double bogey at 13, a triple at 16, which featured a water ball, and back-to-back doubles at 17 and 18. It added up to 81, his worst score in 16 rounds at Augusta National. He bounced back with four birdies in his second round and shot even-par 72, but the damage was done. Harman missed the cut at the Masters for the third straight year.

Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, blew up on Friday morning during his first round, making a nine at the par-5 15^th hole. He was 77 yards from the flag for his third shot but overshot the green. His fourth shot rolled into the water. Back across the water, his sixth shot again went long. He putted three times from there to card a nine. He carded a 79, his worst score — by three shots — in 40 career rounds at Augusta National.

It marked just the second time in 11 appearances that Spieth has missed the 36-hole cut at the Masters. It’s also the third missed cut in his last four starts on Tour.

Watson, the 2012 and 2014 Masters champion, missed the cut for the second straight year. It’s just the third time he’s missed the cut at the Masters in 16 career appearances. Watson opened with 74 and was going along at a respectable 1 over for the tournament through the first five holes. But his weekend plans changed when he made a double bogey at No. 10 and followed with a quadruple-bogey at the par-4 11^th. Watson birdied the last but the damage was done as he posted 8-over 80 on Friday, his worst score in 58 career rounds at Augusta National, and a 36-hole total of 10-over 154.

Couples, the 1992 Masters champion, missed the cut for the fifth time in the last six years. Still, he’s played the weekend a remarkable 31 of 39 times. Couples was plagued by back trouble once again. He shot 80-76, but confirmed he’s planning to be back next year if his body cooperates.

“I’m planning on being healthy and making the cut and telling Fred (Ridley) I’m coming back the next year, too,” he said. “This was really ugly. Yesterday there were several times I should have not played, but I thought I could help these guys that I was playing with a little bit even though they’re out-driving me by 50 yards with the wind, so I didn’t want to quit.”

Johnson, the 2020 Masters champion, posted rounds of 78-79—157 and missed the cut for just the third time in 14 starts at the Masters. Friday’s 79 was Johnson’s highest score in 50 career rounds at Augusta National.

Johnson was shut out of birdies on Thursday and made only one birdie in all — at 15 — in what was a major letdown performance for the two-time major winner.

The 2019 U.S. Open champion missed the cut at the Masters for the sixth time in 12 career starts. Woodland posted 4-over 76 on Thursday and was hovering around the cutline early in his second round before making back-to-back doubles at Nos. 12 and 13. Woodland shot 9-over 81 on Friday, the third time he’s visited the 80s at Augusta National.

The reigning U.S. Open champion shot 1-over 73 in his Masters debut on Thursday. On Friday, Clark made birdie at No. 2 but that proved to be his final birdie of the day. He made four bogeys in a five-hole stretch starting at No. 6 and spoiled his weekend plans with three bogeys in his final five holes. He missed about a 10-foot putt at 18 to make the cut, his second weekend off this season.