Spieth misses the Masters cut for the first time on a late double-bogey

Spieth misses the Masters cut for the first time on a late double-bogey. 

Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion and two-time runner-up for the Green Jacket missed the cut for the first time at Augusta National on Friday after shooting a four-over 76 in the second round.

Spieth, who has two third-place finishes in the year’s first major, saw his Masters run come to an end dramatically with a double-bogey on the 18th hole, which proved to be the difference as he missed the four-over cut.

Brooks Koepka, the two-time PGA Championship and U.S. Open winner, missed the Masters cut for the second year in a row and the same agonizing fashion, with bogeys at 16 and 18 leading to a three-over 75 and a six-over total.

Big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, also missed the Masters cut due to hand and hip problems. He struggled in Augusta, shooting an 80 in the second round to finish at 12-over.

Xander Schauffele, the world number ten, was also among the notables to withdraw early after shooting a five-over 77 in the first round, putting him at seven over after two rounds.