Bryson DeChambeau was among the favorites to win the Masters, but he missed the cut after shooting a 74 in the second round, including a triple-bogey on No. 18. Andrew Redington / Getty Images
April 10, 2026Updated 8:00 pm EDT
With one hole to play in the second round of the Masters on Friday, Bryson DeChambeau appeared to be in good shape to make the cut. Then it all fell apart.
DeChambeau, who was among the favorites entering the event, only needed a bogey on No. 18 to make the cut. Instead, he shot a triple bogey, going from 3 over to below the 4-over cut line in one fell swoop. DeChambeau finished with a 2-over-par 74 on Friday and was 6 over for the tournament, which he left before reporters could request to speak with him.
Defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy enters the weekend at the head of the field, which has now been trimmed to 54. McIlroy shot a 7-under 65 on Friday and sits at 12 under for the tournament, six strokes clear of Patrick Reed and Sam Burns, who are tied for second. It’s the largest 36-hole lead in Masters history.
DeChambeau was not the only representative of a 10-golfer LIV Golf contingent to struggle Friday, with five of them missing the cut. That group also included two-time champion Bubba Watson. The lefty, who earned green jackets in 2012 and 2014 and is one of only 18 golfers who have won the Masters multiple times, was 5 over par after his second round, missing the cut line by one stroke. Watson has been with LIV Golf since it launched in 2022.
LIV’s Cameron Smith (7 over), Tom McKibbin (7 over) and Carlos Ortiz (11 over) also missed the cut. Charl Schwartzel and Jon Rahm, who won the Masters in 2023, both squeaked by at 4 over, while Sergio Garcia was only one stroke better than that duo at 3 over.
Tyrrell Hatton was the only LIV golfer sitting below par after two rounds, as the Englishman hit all 18 greens on the way to a 6-under 66 on Friday. He is 4 under for the tournament and tied for seventh. Another LIV golfer, Dustin Johnson, also had a solid day, shooting a 1-over 73. He’s even and tied for 24th place.
Here’s who missed the cut Friday:
Danny Willett, 5 over
Harry Hall, 5 over
J.J. Spaun, 5 over
Ryan Fox, 5 over
Bubba Watson, 5 over
Zach Johnson, 6 over
Nicolai Højgaard, 6 over
Akshay Bhatia, 6 over
Bryson DeChambeau, 6 over
Andrew Novak, 7 over
Tom McKibbin, 7 over
Robert MacIntyre, 7 over
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, 7 over
Cameron Smith, 7 over
Michael Kim, 8 over
Ethan Fang (amateur), 8 over
Daniel Berger, 8 over
Jackson Herrington (amateur), 8 over
Casey Jarvis, 8 over
Fred Couples, 9 over
José María Olazábal, 9 over
Mason Howell (amateur), 9 over
Mike Weir, 10 over
Vijay Singh, 10 over
Min Woo Lee, 11 over
Fifa Laopakdee (amateur), 11 over
John Keefer, 11 over
Carlos Ortiz, 11 over
Sami Valimaki, 11 over
Max Greyserman, 12 over
Nicolas Echavarria, 13 over
Mateo Pulcini (amateur), 15 over
Naoyuki Kataoka, 15 over
Aldrich Potgieter, 15 over
Brandon Holtz (amateur), 15 over
Ángel Cabrera, 16 over
Davis Riley, 18 over
Apr 11, 2026
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