The weekend at this year's U.S. Open won't feature professional golf's greatest showman as Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at Oakmont following a dismal 7-over 77 in Round 2.
DeChambeau's 10-over total through 36 holes was well back of the 7-over cut and makes him the first defending U.S. Open champion to head home early since Gary Woodland in 2020. His last seven majors are the ultimate boom-or-bust proposition with five top-six finishes and two missed cuts.
While DeChambeau is the biggest name to miss the cut, he's certainly not the only notable player done after two rounds. Justin Thomas once again struggled in one of golf's biggest events, finishing 12-over to miss a cut for the seventh time in his last 11 majors. If you remove last year's PGA Championship, Thomas is 82-over in majors since the start of the 2023 season.
Joaquin Niemann failed in his latest chance to prove he belongs among golf's top players, as the LIV star missed his third cut in the last nine majors. He has now played 25 career majors with just one top-10 finish. Niemann - who has four wins on LIV this season - was a mess off the tee, hitting just 12 of 28 fairways over two days.
Phil Mickelson looked set to make the cut in what could be his final U.S. Open, but the six-time runner-up made two double-bogeys over his final four holes to miss by one stroke.
Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson, and Ludvig Aberg are among the other top players who booked early departures out of Pittsburgh.
