Jordan Spieth Misses Cut By Eight Shots at Wells Fargo Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It was a rough day for Jordan Spieth at the Wells Fargo Championship.

The three-time major champion who lost in a playoff in his last start to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage, was among the biggest names to miss the 36-hole cut Friday at Quail Hollow Golf Club

Spieth, who opened the tournament with a 72, made three straight bogeys to end the back nine – his front side – and never recovered. He made three bogeys and a double-bogey on the front side to shoot 39 and finish with a 77, missing the cut by eight strokes.

The 36-hole cut came at 142, 1 under par.

Rory McIlroy, who is coming off a missed cut at the Masters, also struggled by made the cut on the number, playing the last eight holes in 1 under par after going 4 over par in a six-hole stretch to shoot 73.

McIlroy is a three-time winner of the tournament who made the cut on the number in 2010 and then went on to win his first PGA Tour event.

He is seven shots behind a trio of leaders: Tyrrell Hatton, Nate Lashley and Wyndham Clark. Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and Xander Schauffele are in a group of players tied for fourth, a shot back.

Among others who won’t play Quail Hollow this weekend are Sam Burns (71-71), Jason Day (72-70), Cameron Champ (70-75), Joel Dahmen (72-73), Collin Morikawa (73-73), Kurt Kitayama (76-72) and Zach Johnson (74-75).

Spieth is entered in the Byron Nelson Championship next week outside of Dallas.