Brooks Koepka won the championship in 2023 and is ranked fifth in the world
Bryson DeChambeau finished with a score of 9 under and is ranked fourth in the world
Eleven out of sixteen LIV Golf players made the cut
LIV Golf players dominated 2024 PGA Championship
In the 2024 PGA Championship held at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Ky., LIV Golf players dominated the tournament. Eleven out of sixteen LIV Golf players managed to secure a spot inside the cut line. Among these players were notable names such as Brooks Koepka, who won the championship in 2023 and is currently ranked fifth in the world, and Bryson DeChambeau, who finished with a score of 9 under and is ranked fourth in the world. Five LIV Golf players were eliminated from the tournament and returned home. These results highlight LIV Golf's growing influence on the golfing landscape as more players make the switch to the breakaway tour.
Jon Rahm missed the cut after a streak of 18 consecutive cuts in majors.
Matt Fitzpatrick, who has been a major championship conversation starter, missed the cut with two top 10s in 13 starts this year.
Ludvig Aberg, who had five top-10s and a runner-up finish at the Masters in his rookie season, missed his first major cut.
Akshay Bhatia, who won twice last year and was playing in his second major championship, missed the cut.
Sungjae Im missed the cut despite being a PGA Tour stalwart with nine top-10s and 235 rounds played since 2016.
Sam Burns, who was playing his first major as a father, missed the cut after not having a top 10 since February.
Adam Scott missed the cut for exactly one major in every season since 2016.
Chris Kirk, who won the season-opening tournament and had a top 10 last month, missed the cut in just his second missed cut of the season.
Tiger Woods missed the cut despite only playing a handful of times and withdrawing three times since his February 2021 car crash. He was one under through 16 holes before back-to-back three-putts and two triples sent him spiraling down the leaderboard.
Michael Block, who made a hole-in-one at Oak Hill last year and tied the Valhalla course record in a practice round, missed the cut and lost his record.
Accuracy
The PGA Championship cut fell historically low at one under par.
Matt Fitzpatrick missed the cut with two top 10s in 13 starts this year.
Wyndham Clark, who had been making a case to be the No. 2 golfer in the world behind Scottie Scheffler, missed the cut after missing at the Masters.
Phil Mickelson missed his first weekend appearance at a major since his triumph at Kiawah Island three years ago.
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The article contains several instances of Surprise Fallacy. The author is expressing surprise that certain golfers missed the cut at the PGA Championship, implying that their missing the cut was unexpected or unusual. However, this does not necessarily mean that there is a logical fallacy present. In order for a Surprise Fallacy to be considered a valid logical fallacy, there must be an assumption or premise that is false or unjustified. In this case, the author's expressions of surprise do not rely on any false or unjustified assumptions. Therefore, while there are no formal or informal logical fallacies present in the article based on the provided rules and analysis, I am deducting points for the repeated use of Surprise Fallacy which can be misleading to readers.
Jon Rahm's 18 consecutive cuts made in majors was the longest active streak. Rahm hasn't won on LIV Golf yet, but he hasn't been playing poorly either, only finishing outside the top 10 once, which makes his MC so much more surprising.
Fitzpatrick has been a mainstay in major championship conversation since breaking through at the 2022 U.S. Open.
Aberg has taken the PGA Tour by storm since becoming the first player to earn his card through the PGA Tour U program, getting his first win in November.
Bhatia has become somewhat of a fan favorite after nabbing his first two wins over the past year, including winning the week before the Masters to earn a spot at Augusta.
Im has become a stalwart on the PGA Tour over the last half-decade, racking up top-10s and playing more rounds than anyone, but it just hasn't translated to major success. Aside from a T2 at the 2021 Masters, Im has nine missed cuts in the majors, including two this year.
Sam Burns was also playing his first major as a father.
Brooks Koepka won LIV Golf Singapore two weeks ago before coming to PGA Championship.
Koepka has been ‘world-beater-self’ during major weeks despite struggles with injuries and form in 2022.
There are 16 LIV golfers in the PGA Championship field, including Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Martin Kaymer.
Dean Burmester qualified through a special exemption.
Bryson DeChambeau qualified as the 2020 U.S. Open winner.
Talor Gooch qualified through a special exemption.
Lucas Herbert qualified through a special exemption.
Dustin Johnson qualified as the 2020 Masters winner.
Martin Kaymer qualified as the 2010 PGA winner.
Brooks Koepka qualified as the 2023 PGA winner.
Adrian Meronk qualified through a special exemption.
Phil Mickelson qualified as the 2021 PGA winner.
Joaquin Niemann qualified through a special exemption.
Andy Ogletree qualified as Top 3, International Federation OWGR
