What do Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed, and Hideki Matsuyama all have in common? Well, in addition to being among the top 30 in the world, they all have the weekend off at the RBC Heritage.
Given that the field is stacked this week in Hilton Head, South Carolina, it goes to figure that some of the star power would exit stage left at the 36-hole cut. It took 4-under 138 to be among the 75 players to make it to the weekend.
Meanwhile, Collin Morikawa rallied with birdies at Nos. 14 and 15 to extend the Tour’s longest active cut streak to 23 events.
Fowler (67-72) missed his second straight cut for the first time since 2016, while Matsuyama (74-70), who tied the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course record the last time he played before the season was suspended, couldn’t pick up the magic where he left off. They weren’t alone.
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World No. 19 Louis Ooshuizen (73-73), reigning British Open champion Shane Lowry (74-67), two-time major winner Zach Johnson (69-74) and former World No. 1 Jason Day (71-69) also were sent packing.
Perennial contenders at the RBC Heritage Kevin Kisner, a South Carolina native who lost a playoff to Jim Furyk in 2015, and Luke Donald, a four-time runner-up of the event, have a rare weekend off. Even golf’s iron man fell victim to a Pete Dye layout that has stood the test of time as FedEx Cup leader Sungjae Im (73-70) failed to earn a Saturday tee time.
Past champions Aaron Baddeley, Jim Furyk, Brian Gay, Graeme McDowell, Brandt Snedeker and five-time champion Davis Love III failed to find the good vibes of past glory this time at the famed seaside links.
A week ago, Xander Schauffele was a vicious lip out away from joining the playoff for the Charles Schwab Championship. On Friday, he birded the ninth, his final hole, to make the cut on the number.
Luke List, who won last week’s Korn Ferry Challenge, shot 69-73, leading to his trunk-slamming departure.
Reigning U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree (73-70), one of two amateurs in the field, missed the cut for the second straight week.
