{"id":555010,"date":"2026-03-21T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555010\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:28:25","slug":"7-big-names-who-missed-the-cut-at-the-valspar-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555010\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Big Names Who Missed The Cut At The Valspar Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the halfway stage of the final Florida Swing event it’s Sungjae Im who leads, with the South Korean nine-under and one clear of David Lipsky.<\/p>\n

Im, who only recently returned to the professional game after recovering from injury<\/a>, has carded rounds of 64 and 69 to top the leaderboard, as he searches for a first PGA Tour win since October 2021.<\/p>\n

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Im leads the Valspar Championship at the halfway stage<\/p>\n

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Although some notable names like Marco Penge<\/a> and Matt Fitzpatrick are in contention going into the weekend, some big players failed to make the cut at the Copperhead Course.<\/p>\n

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Among them were Major winners and Ryder Cup stars, as well as recent PGA Tour champions.<\/p>\n

Check out the notable names who missed the one-over-par cut at the Valspar Championship below…<\/p>\n

Wyndham Clark (+2)<\/p>\n

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Carding a one-under 70 on Thursday, Clark would rue a three-over-par second round on Friday that included a double bogey, three bogeys and just two birdies.<\/p>\n

Failing to make the cut by one shot, it’s Clark’s first missed cut of the season. The American did have a chance to make the weekend at the final hole of his round on Friday, but narrowly missed with his birdie attempt.<\/p>\n

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Ben Griffin (+2)<\/p>\n

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Griffin was one of the in-form players from 2025, claiming three victories on the PGA Tour<\/a>. For 2026, though, he has been unable to replicate that form, missing three straight cuts in his last three starts.<\/p>\n

Like Clark, Griffin fired a first round 70 and second round 74, with three costly bogeys in his final four holes ultimately being the difference between him making the cut and missing it.<\/p>\n

The Ryder Cup player was one of 10 individuals to finish two-over-par and miss the weekend by one.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Rai (+3)<\/p>\n

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Carding a three-under first round 68, Rai would have been looking to push on during his second round, but the Englishman did quite the opposite on the Copperhead Course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Opening his Friday with a birdie, this was followed by seven bogeys and a double bogey over a 17 hole stretch, as Rai finished with a six-over 77.<\/p>\n

Ending his tournament at three-over-par, it’s his second straight missed cut, after failing to make the weekend at The Players Championship.<\/p>\n

Viktor Hovland (+3)<\/p>\n

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Hovland came into the week as the defending champion, following a one stroke victory in 2025<\/a>, but he failed to make the weekend this time around, finishing three-over-par.<\/p>\n

Producing a one-under 70 on Thursday, a below-par round of 75 on Friday, which included a four-over-par back nine, meant the defending champion was sent home early for the first time in 2026.<\/p>\n

JJ Spaun (+6)<\/p>\n

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The US Open champion has been out of sorts over the past month, with Spaun missing a third cut in four starts, finishing six-over-par in the process.<\/p>\n

Opening with a six-over 77 on Thursday, it was an uphill battle for the Major winner on Friday, as a level-par 71 meant a missed weekend for the 35-year-old.<\/p>\n

Sahith Theegala (+7)<\/p>\n

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Following a strong run of results, including three top 10 finishes, Theegala missed his first cut of the year at the Valspar Championship, finishing six shots back of the cutline.<\/p>\n

Damage was done on the Thursday for Theegala, who carded a six-over 77 that included a five-over-par front nine. Producing a one-over 72 on Friday, it’s the American’s first missed cut since The RSM Classic in November.<\/p>\n

Max Homa (+10)<\/p>\n

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Homa had been enjoying a return to form over his last four tournaments, but the American would struggle on Thursday and Friday, ending his tournament well back of the cutline.<\/p>\n

A seven-over-par first round put Homa on the back foot, while a three-over-par score on Friday was highlighted by the fact that the six-time PGA Tour winner didn’t make a single birdie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the halfway stage of the final Florida Swing event it’s Sungjae Im who leads, with the South…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-555010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}