Brooks Koepka, which won the 15th in 5th, was even at the peer, inside the projected cut line, with two remaining holes on Friday at the Masters.
A bogey in the 17th par-4 dropped him on the number, but one per last would make him almost a pair of weekend time in Augusta National.
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Koepka, however, seriously pulled his TEE shot on the 18th par-4 in the left trees. He took an unplayable stroke and, after the Tour de Pélétée, was redesigned. His third blow landed in the left fairway, from which his fourth blow went to the left and long.
Using an out of the green putter, Koepka came 16 feet short. His double putt bogey spent 4 feet later and his putt for Triple never touched the hole. He typed for a quad.
The five-year-old major champion pulled 74-75 to finish at 5. It is the first missed Koepka cup in a major since the PGA 2023 championship; However, he has not had a top-5 from an adult.