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Several of the DP World Tour’s biggest names have missed the cut at the Open de Espana in Madrid, including Patrick Reed, who had been looking to extend his lead in the Race To Dubai. The season is nearing its final stretch, and a PGA Tour card for 2027 is also up for grabs.
The Open de Espana carries a national title, places in the season-ending playoffs and that PGA Tour card, but several top players failed to make the weekend at Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Here are the big names who missed the cut.
Patrick Reed (+2)
Patrick Reed was looking to extend his lead over Rory McIlroy in the Race To Dubai standings with a strong finish in Madrid. Missing the cut means he could now be knocked off top spot. Eugenio Chacarra, despite a broken toe, is challenging for his national open title in his own backyard. Only a victory will be enough for the Spaniard to overtake Reed, but a second or third place will be enough to overhaul McIlroy and move into second.
Reed, who is recovering from the injury that forced him out of the BMW PGA Championship, goes another week without points. He improved on Friday with a level-par round of 71, but his opening 73 on Thursday cost him, as he missed out by a single stroke.
Justin Rose (+2)
Justin Rose finished T18 at the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, but his return to Europe has not gone well. He finished T51 at the BMW PGA Championship and then missed the third-round cut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
That makes back-to-back missed cuts for the Englishman. He shot 72-72 for a two-over total, missing the weekend by just one shot.
Jayden Schaper (+2)
After a stunning start to the season, Jayden Schaper has faded somewhat. The South African missed his second cut in a row and third in four starts. He won back-to-back tournaments at the start of the season, the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the Mauritius Open, but has only managed a T36 at Wentworth since then.
Schaper entered the week seventh in the Race To Dubai. After rounds of 73 and 71, he also missed out on the weekend by a whisker.
Bubba Watson (+3)
The two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson made a difficult debut in the tournament. He opened with a four-over round of 75 on Thursday, leaving himself an uphill battle from the start. He improved on Friday with a one-under 70, but he was still a couple of shots short of the cut. Watson also missed the cut the previous week at the Dunhill Links.
Tom McKibbin (+3)
Tom McKibbin had found form on the DP World Tour, finishing T6 and T5 at the British Masters and Irish Open in successive weeks. That form has deserted him. The Northern Irishman has now missed the cut in his last two events, after also failing to make the weekend at Wentworth.
Nicolai Hojgaard (+4)
A hole-in-one on Friday could not save Nicolai Hojgaard, whose poor run of form continued. It was his fourth missed cut in a row on the DP World Tour. He was out of sorts and wayward during his opening 74, and despite the ace on the third hole, the Dane could not break par on Friday and finished at four over.
Hojgaard started the week 100th in the Race To Dubai standings, so he faces a huge task to reach the season-ending playoffs.
Adrian Meronk (+5)
Last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship winner, Adrian Meronk, appeared to carry a hangover into Spain. An opening 72 was not bad, but he could not get anything going on Friday, where a 75 led to a missed cut the week after tasting victory. It shows how tough it is to win on the DP World Tour.
Tyrrell Hatton (+6)
With Jon Rahm making headlines by quitting LIV Golf, his Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton may follow suit. For now, Hatton is focused on the DP World Tour, but his week in Spain did not go well. An opening 76 on Thursday did the damage, and although he improved to 72 on Friday, he was nowhere near the cut mark.
That is back-to-back missed cuts for the Englishman.
Andy Sullivan (+9)
Former Ryder Cup player Andy Sullivan was ninth in the Race To Dubai heading to Spain, despite withdrawing from the French Open on his last start. He made a horrible start on his return in Madrid, opening with a 78. His 73 on Friday offered only a slight improvement.
