The spotlight may have been on Tiger Woods and his failure to make the cut at the PGA Championship, but the 14-time Major winner was not alone in struggling at Valhalla.
Here are the 12 most high-profile golfers that failed to reach the weekend…
MARTIN KAYEMR (GER) 70-74
After revealing he was playing with a shoulder injury, Kaymer had done well in the first round, but two double bogeys on Friday was always going to make it difficult for him.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON (IRL)
Harrington continued to mix the good with mediocre. He had a chance to get in with a 25-footer for an eagle on his final hole Friday, but missed it agonizingly and a birdie was not going to be enough.
TOM WATSON (USA) 72-73
No one gave the 64-year-old Watson any chance, considering how long Valhalla was playing for someone his age. But he did well to come to within two shots of making it to the weekend.
KEEGAN BRADLEY (USA) 74-72
Apart from Kaymer and Tiger Woods, the biggest surprise of the tournament was 2011 champion missing out. After opening with a 73, Bradley seemed like pulling back on Friday, before making a double bogey seven on the par-5 seventh hole – his 16th of the round.
PAUL CASEY (ENG) 74-72
The last few months have been good for Casey, a former world No3, but the consistency is still missing. His fate was pretty much sealed in the first round that contained one triple and two double bogeys.
HARRIS ENGLISH (USA) 74-72
One of the most consistent performers on the PGA Tour this year, English made a double bogey on each day to miss by three shots.
WEBB SIMPSON (USA) 73-74
The 2012 US Open champion missed the weekend play by four shots, making four bogeys in his last eight holes on Friday.
STEPHEN GALLACHER (SCO) 70-77
The Scotsman looked in good touch after an opening-round 70, but his Ryder Cup hopes diminished after a terrible second round in which he made as many as six bogeys and no birdies.
JORDAN SPIETH (USA) 71-77
Looks like the youngest player in the field finally got tired of playing. Spieth struggled massively on the second day, hitting just six greens in regulation as he made seven bogeys.
TIGER WOODS (USA) 74-74
Decided to play the tournament at the very last minute, and was a shadow of his former self as he kept making all kinds of errors. The recurrence of back spasms on Friday did not help either.
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ (ESP) 72-77
The most interesting man in golf was knocked out by a closing stretch of three holes from 14 to 16 on Friday, when he dropped five shots there.
THOMAS BJORN (DEN) 75-75
Third to Woods and Bob May in 2000, Bjorn never had a chance this year as he made just two birdies during his two rounds.
