8 Notable Names Who Missed The Cut At The Genesis Scottish Open

At the halfway stage of the Genesis Scottish Open, we find a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, with Rory McIlroy, Tom Kim and Jordan Smith sat at nine-under-par.

The trio have produced some fine golf at The Renaissance Club and, with former winner Min Woo Lee and Major champion Matt Fitzpatrick just one shot back, as well as home hero Robert MacIntyre just two back, it's set-up perfectly going into the weekend.

Chris Gotterup, Wyndham Clark and Patrick Reed are among the big American contingent also in contention but, along with the notable names who made the cut, there were also some big surprises over the first two days.

From Ryder Cup stars and Major winners, to even the World No.1, no-one was safe from the two-under cutline in North Berwick, as several players headed to next week's Open Championship to prepare slightly earlier than planned.

Check out the notable names who failed to the make the Scottish Open cut below...

Patrick Cantlay (-1)

Following the first round of the Scottish Open, Cantlay was actually part of a five-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, with the American carding a five-under 65.

On Friday, though, the American was nine shots worse, with his four-over-par 74 meaning he missed the cut by a single stroke.

Ludvig Aberg (-1)

Aberg had been tipped highly to go well at the Rolex Series event, but the Swede struggled at The Renaissance Club, missing the cut after a one-over round of 71 on Friday.

It's his first missed cut since the Farmers Insurance Open in January, with Aberg heading to Royal Birkdale to prepare for The Open Championship.

Sepp Straka (-1)

Joining his European Ryder Cup teammate in missing the weekend is Straka, who carded rounds of 70 and 69 to miss the cut in North Berwick.

Finishing dead last at the Travelers Championship a fortnight ago, it's the Austrian's fifth missed cut of 2026.

Shane Lowry (E)

Lowry's run of inconsistent results continued in Scotland, with the former Major winner carding rounds of 71 and 69 to finish level-par for the tournament.

It's his second missed cut in three starts, as well as his fifth of 2026. It now means Lowry will head to The Open Championship earlier than planned, with the 39-year-old looking to replicate his success from 2019.

Brooks Koepka (E)

Following a four-under 66 first round, a missed cut would certainly not have been on the radar for Koepka, who sat one back of the leaders going in to Friday.

However, the five-time Major winner produced a four-over 74 second round to finish two back of the cutline, with two birdies, 11 pars, four bogeys and double handing Koepka a sixth missed cut of the year.

Scottie Scheffler (E)

The biggest shock at the Scottish Open, so far, has come in the form of Scheffler missing the weekend, with his streak of 78 consecutive made cuts coming to an end in Scotland.

Carding a two-under 68 on the first day, an uncharacteristic two-over 72 from the World No.1 on Friday meant he heads to Birkdale to prepare to defend his Claret Jug earlier than planned.

Aaron Rai (+1)

The PGA Championship winner is a former Scottish Open champion, but struggled on Thursday and Friday, ending his event one-over-par.

Missing his fourth cut of 2026, Rai's rounds of 70 and 71 means he also joins some big names in heading to Royal Birkdale earlier than expected.

Xander Schauffele (+3)

Like Rai, Schauffele is a former winner of the Scottish Open, but was unable to replicate that success following rounds of 69 and a four-over-par 74.

In fact, despite birdieing the opening hole of his second round, the two-time Major winner could only muster up five bogeys and 12 pars for the remainder of his day, finishing three-over for the event.

Other Notables To Miss The Scottish Open Cut:

• -1 Marco Penge
• -1 Harris English
• -1 David Puig
• E Thorbjorn Olesen
• +1 Alex Fitzpatrick
• +1 Harry Hall
• +1 Billy Horschel
• +2 Matt Wallace
• +2 Jake Knapp
• +3 Kristoffer Reitan
• +3 Bernd Wiesberger
• +4 Alex Noren
• +5 Sungjae Im