The Cut Line: A look at who's heading home

By PGATOUR.COM Staff

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Of the 96 players who started the 2009 Masters, 46 players failed to make the cut. Here's a look at what happened to some of the more notable names who won't be around this weekend:

Fred Couples (73-73): The 1992 Masters champion had his share of memorable moments at Amen Corner over the years, but this year it was the three-hole stretch probably caused him to miss the cut. Couples double-bogeyed No. 11, bogeyed 12 and parred 13 on his way to missing the cut by a single stroke.

Adam Scott (71-75): The Aussie's best finish here is a tie for ninth in 2002 -- his first year playing in the tournament -- but he appeared to be moving toward a spot on the weekend until he made a costly double bogey on the par-3 16th to drop from 1 over to 3 over. Ironically, he birdied the difficult 18th, but it wasn’t enough.

Retief Goosen (75-71): The two-time U.S. Open champion and 2002 Masters runner-up was never able to recover from his opening-round 3-over 75. Goosen got it to 2 under with a birdie on 13 Friday, but that was his last of the day, sending him home for the weekend for just the third time in 11 trips to the Masters.

Ernie Els (75-71): His two days were pretty similar to that of fellow South African Goosen. Els even birdied the 13th on Friday, moving to 3 over before another birdie on 15 to pull within a shot of the cut line. Unfortunately for Els, who once had five straight years of top-6 finishes at Augusta, he, too, fell one shot short.

Stewart Cink (69-78): The winner of the consolation match at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship had little consolation Friday. He made the turn in 2 under before plummeting with a back-nine 41 that included double bogeys on 10 and 11, a bogey on 12 and back-to-back bogeys on 17 and 18.

Greg Norman (70-77): The Shark was 1 under and headed toward his first weekend appearance at Augusta since 2002, when he finished tied for 36th, until another unfortunate collapse down the stretch cost him. Norman made a double bogey on 13, a bogey on 14 and a bogey on 17, missing the cut by two.

Boo Weekley (73-76): Augusta National is not the place to cure your putting woes. That’s what Weekley came here with and that, in part, is what has him going home early. Weekley also hit just 16 of 36 greens in regulation and took 57 putts, including 32 in Friday’s third round.

Zach Johnson (70-80): He came in with momentum, having finished third in his most recent start at Bay Hill (and winning earlier this year in Hawaii). But he bogeyed seven holes and double-bogeyed the 17th, as his putter failed him (35 putts needed; only Gary Player needed more in the second round). Until Friday, Johnson had not shot 80 on the PGA TOUR since the final round of the Wachovia Championship in 2007.

Bernhard Langer (70-80): That first round intrigued us, thinking he might have some magic left at a place where he's won twice and finished tied for fourth as recently as 2004. But still in position to make the cut at the turn Friday, the 51-year-old Langer dropped six strokes in his final eight holes. The two par 5s were particularly harsh, as he double-bogeyed the 13th and bogeyed the 15th. Key stat: Langer hit just 5 of 18 greens on Friday after hitting 11 greens Thursday.