Notable players on the wrong side of the cutline

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May. 8, 2009

Four former PLAYERS champions with a total of seven victories between them were among the players who missed the cut, which came at even par, on Friday. PGATOUR.COM takes a look at some of the notables and what sent them home early.

PLAYER	SCORE	COMMENT
Adam Scott	(71-74-145)	The 2004 champion wasn't that far off. But he opened his round Friday with a double at No. 10, which set a bad precedent. Bogeys at Nos. 2 and 8 sealed his fate, although he finished strong when he holed out for eagle at No. 9.
Jerry Kelly	(73-72-145)	Kelly, who won at New Orleans two weeks ago, wasn't that far off either. He bogeyed his 16th and 17th holes Thursday and his first Friday but still had a chance with five holes left -- he just couldn't get the birdie he needed.
Nick Watney	(68-78-146)	The Buick Invitational champ had a Jekyll-Hyde performance. Everything he did right in shooting 4 under Thursday went wrong as Watney shot 43 on the back, his first nine Friday, making six bogeys and one double.
Steve Elkington	(73-73-146)	The Aussie actually was on the leaderboard early, playing his first nine in 2 under, but bogeys on two of his last three holes put him at 1 over entering the second round. There was hope -- three birdies in a five-hole stretch starting at No. 9 on Friday actually got him back to 1 under -- but bogeys on three of his next four ended his bid.
Davis Love III	(73-74-147)	He only hit 13 fairways and needed 62 putts, which is not a good combination. Bogeys on three of his last six holes sealed his fate, so Love can join Kyle Petty's cross-country charity motorcycle ride early.
Sean O'Hair	(73-75-148)	Allergies were bothering last week's champion, but he felt great about his game. O'Hair would still be around, too, had it not been for that double bogey-bogey-bogey finish that took him from even to 4 over in a flash.
Lucas Glover	(73-75-148)	His dubious record of never having made the cut at THE PLAYERS is intact, although Glover came in playing well. He fought hard -- making four birdies to get back to even par after a double at his seventh hole Friday -- but Glover sealed his fate with bogeys on four of his final five.
Fred Couples	(80-71-151)	He gets props for Friday's 71 that included a back-nine 32. But even Houdini couldn't recover from an opening 80 that included a pair of double bogeys.
Paul Goydos	(78-70-148)	A four-hole stretch on the back nine Friday that included two bogeys and two double bogeys put him behind the eight-ball. Goydos actually came back strong with a second-round 70.
Rory McIlroy	(74-77-151)	The young Irishman found the Stadium Course more challenging in person than when he shot 54 on a video game. He was in great shape at 2 under on Thursday but rinsed a ball at 17 and finished double bogey-bogey for a 74.
Anthony Kim	(73-82-155)	What didn't go wrong for Kim on Friday? He still had a chance when he came to the back nine 3 over for the tournament, but two doubles, five bogeys and a dismal 44 paved the way to his second-highest score as a pro.
Trevor Immelman	(73-82-155)	The 2007 Masters champ certainly wasn't out of it after shooting 1 over in the first round. A string of five consecutive bogeys on the front Friday, though, started the tailspin that continued with three doubles on the back.