Scottish Open: Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth lead fashionable gamers to MC

Two rounds have been accomplished on the Genesis Scottish Open, which suggests half the sphere heads dwelling early.

Some outstanding names won’t play on the weekend. Ludvig Åberg confirmed out and headed into Shifting Day with a one-shot lead over Antoine Rozner. Sungjae Im and Matteo Manassero are 10-under, and 6 golfers are 9-under.

Whereas many succeeded on the Renaissance Membership, some guys flat-out struggled.

The quantity to get was 3-under, and anybody with the next rating was despatched dwelling. Who had been a few of these guys that ended their week early? Let’s try the preferred names who missed the lower on the Scottish Open.

The preferred PGA Tour gamers to MC on the Scottish Open

— Luke Donald (68-70; -2)
— Hideki Matsuyama (71-67; -2)
— Jordan Spieth (71-68; -1)
— Rickie Fowler (73-71; +4)
— Justin Rose (69-72; +1)
— Padraig Harrington (70-71; +1)
— Will Zalatoris (71-71; +2)
— Denny McCarthy (73-74; +7)
— Keith Mitchell (69-70; -1)

Many of those guys didn’t play terribly, however with a 3-under cutline, it was removed from ok.

Spieth and Fowler are each headed dwelling early, which feels shocking. The previous Texas Longhorn didn’t play badly final week however couldn’t discover it in Scotland.

Photograph by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs

Mitchell appears proper there and finds a approach to miss the lower by only a few pictures. McCarthy had a robust week on the John Deere, however that momentum didn’t carry over to the Scottish Open. He struggled, and solely 4 gamers had the identical or worse scores.

Rose and Matsuyama are additionally stunning as a result of each gamers are inclined to do properly on this occasion.

Zalatoris couldn’t do a lot for himself. One may marvel if it was nonetheless his again bothering him, however there was no affirmation.

When there are gamers at 10-under or higher, the sphere has to maintain tempo. These gamers didn’t try this, and that brought about them to move dwelling early. Some will probably get an early begin at prepping for the Open Championship subsequent, as that occasion can also be in Scotland.

Which participant stunned you probably the most to see on this record?

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