Bad day for Jason, Tiger, 3 in Top 10

SOUTHAMPTON, New York – The US Open cut sliced off some huge names.

There won’t be an inspiring weekend return to the tournament for Tiger Woods, nor a fifth major championship for Rory McIlroy.

Jordan Spieth won’t get his fourth major, Martin Kaymer never contended for a third and Jason Day is going home without his second. Same deal for some other owners of one major title: Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley.

Four players ranked in the top 10 in the world won’t be around come Saturday, missing the cut of 8-over 148: No. 4 Spieth, No. 5 Jon Rahm, No. 6 McIlroy and No. 8 Day. Shinnecock Hills beat them all. Failure to advance might have been most painful for Spieth, who rallied from a first-round 78 with four straight birdies on his back nine, then bogeyed his final two holes to wind up at 9 over – and done.

Aside from his 2015 win in this event, Spieth has a spotty record. He finished 37th and 35th in the last two US Opens.

Woods, who missed the last two US Opens with injuries and hasn’t won one – nor any major – since 2008 – had little chance of sticking around after firstround struggles. He opened with a 78, then shot 72.

“I’m not very happy the way I played and the way I putted,’’ said Woods, who also missed the cut three years ago at Chambers Bay. “I’m 10 over par. So I don’t know that you can be too happy and too excited about 10 over par.’’