Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler, and many others have admitted that Muirfield Village’s narrow corridors and tough green complexes make the Memorial Tournament one of the hardest events on the PGA Tour. Standing up to its reputation, the Dublin, Ohio-based layout punished even the elites who were not up to the test. Here are the five biggest names who are outside the projected 5-over cutline at the Memorial Tournament 2026.

Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth won the US Open and the Masters in the same year, in 2015. He then added another major, The Open Championship, to his resume in 2017. However, the 32-year-old is yet to conquer Muirfield Village despite multiple starts. The 13-time PGA Tour winner was on the right track with an opening round of 1-under 71. But then came the horrible second round of 7 over 79. The only positive in his second round came on the 11th in the form of a birdie. Besides that, he carded 4 bogeys and two double bogeys on holes 6 and 16.

This won’t be the first time for him, though. He missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament in 2024 with a score of 5 over. This came right after his best performance in 2023, when he tied for 5th position on the scoreboard after the four rounds.

Rickie Fowler

Rickie Fowler has been a runner-up at the Memorial. That was in 2017. He also tied the 36-hole tournament record in 2010. This year, the 37-year-old fired an opening round of 7-over 79. While he made an eagle on the fifth and birdies on the seventh and the 15th, four double bogeys and three bogeys derailed his quest to make it to the weekend. His second round started with three bogeys on the front nine. It got even worse.

Fowler, reportedly suffering from a sinus infection, picked up five further bogeys on the back nine. He ended the day at 10-over par and finished dead last on the leaderboard.

Brian Harman

The 4x PGA Tour winner has carded rounds of 76-74 to finish 6-over 150 midway. In the opening round, he missed a short 4 ft 3 in. putt on the 14th to pick up a bogey. Then, on the par-3 16th, he hit the ball in the water before missing an 8-foot putt.

His second round was going well, as he had three birdies to compensate for a double bogey on the fourth and a bogey on the 12th. However, it was the final hole of Round 2 that got him out of the tournament. On the 18th, he hit into the water and incurred a penalty. He also missed the 10-foot putt to pick up a double and miss the cutline by one stroke.

Robert MacIntyre

Robert MacIntyre’s 2026 season so far has been a roller coaster. The Scottish professional finished T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. But then, he lost his momentum before making a comeback with a solo 4th and T2 at the Players Championship and the Valero Texas Open, respectively. However, that didn’t last long, as MacIntyre was headed to the Memorial Tournament 2026 after a missed cut at the PGA Championship and a T42 finish at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

At the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event, he managed an opening round of 5-over 77. He picked up five birdies but also succumbed to bogeys on holes 2, 3, 11, and 18, and double bogeys on 4, 14, and 16. The Scottish professional followed it with a round of 2-over 74 to finish 7-over and missed the cut.

Min Woo Lee

Min Woo Lee’s poor outing at the Memorial Tournament continues. The Aussie managed a T49 last year and missed the cut in his tournament debut in 2022. This time, he has missed the cut again after rounds of 74 and 78.

The opening round included a double bogey on the 17th. He hit an eagle on the 15th hole in his second round, but there were too many bogeys and double bogeys to give him a chance. Like Harman, Lee also found water with his tee shot on the last hole.

While these were the biggest names missing the cut at the Memorial Tournament 2026, many other big names joined them. This included Jason Day (+6), Akshay Bhatia (+6), Billy Horschel (+6), and Ben Griffin (+7). As these top players exited the $20 million Muirfield Village event early, all eyes will now be set on who makes it to the top to collect the winner’s paycheck of $4 million.

As of publishing, J.T. Poston leads the tournament at 9-under, while Ryan Gerard is snapping at his heels at 8-under. Sam Burns, Tommy Fleetwood are lurking near the top as well.