Which big names missed the cut at the Open?
Major winners Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith and Collin Morikawa all failed to make the weekend
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On Thursday 156 golfers took to the tee with hopes of lifting the Claret Jug. Now, only 70 remain.
At the sharp end, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman and Li Haotong made their moves up the leaderboard.
And while Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia and Wyndham Clark all made the final two rounds,
Here is a look at some of the big names who will not feature over the weekend in Northern Ireland.
Collin Morikawa (+7) and Cameron Smith (+8), who won in 2021 and 2022 respectively, were two high-profile casualties with disappointing weeks at seven and eight over.
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka (+7), who works with local caddie Ricky Elliott, shot seven over as his difficult run of form in the sport's biggest events continued.
Jaoquin Niemann (+2), who has won four LIV Golf events this year, narrowly missed out.
US Ryder Cup team-mates Patrick Reed (+5) and Patrick Cantlay (+3) both missed out, as did 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizen (+6) and two-time major winner Zach Johnson (+3).
The Australian duo of Adam Scott (+9) and Jason Day (+2) fell short.
Two former Open winners have also missed out in the shape of two-time champion Padraig Harrington (+9) and Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke (+6), who won in 2011.
Also missing out is Clarke's fellow countryman Tom McKibbin (+3).