Updated June 19, 2026, 9:57 p.m. ET
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – After calling Wyndham Clark sinking a 33-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole of the second round of the 126th U.S. Open, Sirius XM golf reporter John Maginnes remembered how 31 years ago at the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, he drained a similar length putt on the same green to make the cut on the number.
“It was my first cut made,” Maginnes recalled with a smile. “Here’s the funny thing. I spent the afternoon at a bar in Southampton because I finished 5 over and Greg Norman was the leader at 6 under and I wasn’t inside the 10-shot rule. But it turned out there weren’t 60 players within 10 shots so I got a weekend tee time.”
How sweet it was. Shinnecock remains as tough as ever though Wyndham Clark, the 36-hole leader at 7 under, is doing things never before seen by the players who competed in the previous five Opens held here.
The cut line ended up at 4 over, and there’s 72 players moving on to the weekend, while 84 were sent packing Friday night. Here’s a look at some notable names who won’t be on the tee sheet Saturday.
Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau can go for the Cut Slam — missing cuts at all four majors — next month at the British Open. It’s the first time in DeChambeau’s major career that he will miss three consecutive cuts in the game’s biggest events. He ranked 145th in SG; Approach the Green and 79th in SG: Putting.
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After the lone bogey-free round in the first round, Rahm imploded on the back nine Friday and shot 78 to plummet down the leaderboard and start on his way home.
Viktor Hovland
The Norwegian failed to make a birdie in the first round on his way to 76. He was 1 for 6 in scrambling in the first round and 3 for 11 overall. He ranked No. 145 in SG: Putting on Thursday, wasting a good week with his approach shots.
Brooks Koepka
Koepka was the last player to hoist a U.S. Open trophy at Shinnecock, and he won’t have the chance to do it again. After posting 73 on Thursday, he made six bogeys on the front nine Friday en route to a 77, finishing the week 10 over and well outside the cutline.
Si Woo Kim
Si Woo Kim was a popular pick entering the week thanks to his consistently solid play all season on the PGA Tour, but he couldn’t keep that up at Shinnecock. He put himself behind the 8-ball with a 77 on Thursday, and although he battled back to the tune of a 69 Friday, it wasn’t enough to sneak inside the cutline.
Rickie Fowler
Rickie Fowler will watch the weekend at the U.S. Open from home for a third straight year. After a T-5 in 2023, he missed the cut in 2024 and didn’t qualify last year. Five bogeys in his final 12 holes Friday at Shinnecock did him in.
Shane Lowry
The Irishman shot a pair of 73s and flamed out of the U.S. Open. Lowry expressed his frustration with the tough course, saying, “I find the course very hard, to be honest. It’s as easy as we could have played in the last two days now. It’s a very stressful course to put yourself on a pedestal for all the world.”
Cameron Smith
The Aussie looked as if he turned a corner when he snapped his streak of missed cuts in majors at the PGA Championship last month and was in the thick of it until Aaron Rai pulled away. But Smith reverted back to previous form, shooting 6-over 146.
Adam Scott
The Aussie made his 100th consecutive start but there wasn’t much to celebrate once the championship got started. He missed the cut at Shinnecock for the third straight time it has hosted the Open. He shot 73-75, and was just 1 of 6 in sand saves.
Jake Knapp
Knapp returned from the injured list to compete but his game was too rusty, going 77-71 to finish the week at 8 over, well outside the cut line.
J.J. Spaun
What a difference a year makes as Spaun, the defending champion, failed to make a single birdie in the first round. His putter was the major culprit in the first round and his short game was lacking overall (5 of 16 in scrambling). He didn’t make a birdie until his 24th hole of the championship. He shot rounds of 77-71.
Patrick Cantlay
Cantlay’s major woes continue. He missed his fourth cut in his last six majors. He needed a birdie at the last but instead took three putts to finish at 6-over 146.
Padraig Harrington
The Irishman bogeyed six holes in a seven-hole stretch of his first round and never was a factor. He didn’t make a birdie until his 32nd hole of the tournament. A crooked driver was the main culprit.
Graeme McDowell
G-Mac, the 2010 U.S. Open champ, was back in the majors for the first time since the 2020 U.S. Open and he had the early lead on Thursday after a birdie-birdie start. But the wheels fell off quickly. He ranked 146th in SG: Off the Tee and was 6 of 16 in scrambling.
Adam Schupak is a senior writer for Golfweek covering the PGA Tour.
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