U.S. Open cut line: Rahm, stars face early exit on brutal day
Former champ Jon Rahm joins a crowded list of notables projected to miss the weekend as the 2026 U.S. Open tightens its grip on the field.
S. Open cut line is set, and former champion Jon Rahm is among the high-profile golfers who will miss the weekend after failing to survive the brutal second-round gauntlet. S.
2, leaving him five strokes back of the projected cut line with 36 holes in the books. He joins a list of notables projected to miss the cut, including 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama (74-73) and 2020 PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa (72-76). The cut line settled at 144 (+4) after Round 2, a figure that winnowed the field to 72 players for the weekend.
