Stars of the game have risen to the top of the leaderboard at the 2024 U.S. Open with names like Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Hideki Matsuyama set to duke it out over the weekend for the national championship. While some have surged across the first two rounds, others have struggled and will be without a weekend tee time at Pinehurst No. 2.Chief among the notables to miss the cut is Tiger Woods. Appearing in his first U.S. Open since 2020, the 15-time major champion battled tough late on Friday as his name creeped close to the 5-over cutline. After opening with a 4-over 74, Woods was unable to cash in crucial birdie bids on his back nine to secure a place in the field for the second half of this championship and finished his week at 7 over. Woods' missed cut represents just the 25th of his professional career, his 14th in a major and his fifth in the U.S. Open.World No. 5 Viktor Hovland is the highest-ranked player in the world to be missing from t...
