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And today it ends… Scottie Scheffler, owner of the longest active made-cut streak on the PGA Tour, came undone on the Scottish shore. He missed the cut after posting 2-over in the second round. But Scottie was gracious enough to speak to the media. You’ll find all the details in today’s edition and some more updates.

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Scheffler was himself baffled by his own performance as he addressed the media after missing the cut.

Rory McIlroy has won six different national opens, but can you tell which one he won twice in his career? Fewer than 20% of Essentially Golf readers got it correct.

On July 10, 1926, Bobby Jones won his second U.S. Open at Scioto, just two weeks after winning the Open Championship. He was battling a stomach ache but still won the tournament by one stroke over Joe Turnsea.

Two decades later, on this very same day in 1953, Ben Hogan lifted the Claret Jug in his first and last Open Championship appearance. Frank Sinatra was in attendance in the second round, and Hogan captivated the gallery with his fearless golf. He won by four shots.

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