British Open 2011 Cut Line: Which Big Names Missed the Cut and Why

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Published: July 15, 2011

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The British Open is halfway done. As is typically the case with the Open Championship, the only predictable element has been its unpredictability.

Golfers who got Thursday's afternoon times got the better end of the draw. The weather on Thursday morning was much more difficult than the afternoon.

Naturally, Thursday afternoon's golfers got the early morning time on Friday. The times are arranged that way to attempt to even out the weather. Unfortunately, for the Friday afternoon golfers that didn't happen, as the weather on Friday afternoon was more difficult than Friday morning.

But we're not going to analyze that much deeper. Sure, it's a big reason why some golfers make the cut and some don't, but it's absolutely unpredictable.

These are some of the big names who missed the cut. It's hard to believe that those who missed the cut aren't kicking themselves, as anyone within seven shots of the lead will be playing the weekend.

Just for reference, Louis Oosthuizen was the second-round leader and eventual champion of the 2010 Open Championship. His lead after two rounds was five shots.

A year ago, players eight back would have had a reasonably late tee time on Saturday. In 2011, these guys aren't even playing.



Luke Donald & Lee Westwood: The results of one tournament are not anywhere near vast enough to judge how strong someone's mental game is. But it appears as though Donald and Westwood, the world's No. 1 and No. 2 players respectively, just don't handle the high expectations that well.

In both cases, their best career majors have been when they were more dark-horse picks than favorites. Westwood hit a very solid 19 of 36 greens but also had three-putted five greens over the two days.

In total, Westwood made seven birdies, which is not a bad total by any means. Unfortunately, he also made nine bogeys and one double bogey.

Donald made five bi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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