On Thursday 156 golfers took to the tee with hopes of lifting the Claret Jug. Now, only 70 remain.<\/p>\n
At the sharp end, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and Li Haotong made their moves up the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
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And while Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia and Wyndham Clark all made the final two rounds,<\/p>\n
Here is a look at some of the big names who will not feature over the weekend in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
Collin Morikawa (+7) and Cameron Smith (+8), who won in 2021 and 2022 respectively, were two high-profile casualties with disappointing weeks at seven and eight over.<\/p>\n
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka (+7), who works with local caddie Ricky Elliott, shot seven over as his difficult run of form in the sport’s biggest events continued.<\/p>\n
Jaoquin Niemann (+2), who has won four LIV Golf events this year, narrowly missed out.<\/p>\n
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US Ryder Cup team-mates Patrick Reed (+5) and Patrick Cantlay (+3) both missed out, as did 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (+6) and two-time major winner Zach Johnson (+3).<\/p>\n
The Australian duo of Adam Scott (+9) and Jason Day (+2) fell short.<\/p>\n
Two former Open winners have also missed out in the shape of two-time champion Padraig Harrington (+9) and Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke (+6), who won in 2011.<\/p>\n
Also missing out is Clarke’s fellow countryman Tom McKibbin (+3).<\/p>\n
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