Some serious star power is leaving Tinseltown.
Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, and Bryson DeChambeau were the headliners among those who did not survive the 36-hole cut at the Genesis Invitational on the grand stage of Riviera Country Club north of Los Angeles.
While Sam Burns has roasted the course for two days to gain a five-shot lead at 12 under through 36 holes after rounds of 64-66, the cut came at even-par 142, which also sent leading men Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Hideki Matsuyama and Gary Woodland packing.
The revered Riviera has always been a course than penalizes those who are just a hair off with their game and definitely those who get sideways on the tree-lined, old school track. That’s especially true when the course is playing fast and firm, which is the case this year.
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The top players who will miss the weekend can take some comfort in knowing next week’s World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at Concession in Florida does not have a cut.
And the tournament played within the long shadow of Hollywood still is star-studded, with world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, No. 2 Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau in contention.
But here are some of the players who slammed the truck and headed home.
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