5 big names who missed the cut at the Link Hong Kong Open 2025

The second round of the Hong Kong Open, co-sanctioned by the International Series and the Asian Tour, concluded on Friday. Currently, Tom McKibbin is leading the tournament with 15 under in total. Followed by Peter Uihlein, tied at second place.

Although these golfers are among the top 5, some big names failed to make it through the cut line projected after the second round. Here's a list of five such golfers who had to leave early.

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5 big names who failed to make the cutline at the Hong Kong Open

1)Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell at the LIV Golf Chicago - Source: Imagn

Graeme McDowell finished at T69 after failing to make it through the cutline after two days at the Hong Kong Open. Graeme’s total score was 4 under, while golfers with 5 under made it to the third round. In the opening round, he shot 69 with three birdies in total. He fired 67 in the second round of the event with one birdie on the front nine and four birdies on the back nine.

2) Adrian Meronk

Adrian Meronk at the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship - Source: Imagn

Adrian Meronk finished at T86 with a total score of 3 under. He fired 66 in the opening round of the tournament with four birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. Meronk scored 71 in the second round of the event with one birdie on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine.

3) Dean Burmester

Dean Burmester at the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship - Source: Imagn

Dean Burmester landed at T109 after scoring 1 under in total. Burmester scored 71 in the opening round of the event with two birdies on the front nine and one birdie on the back nine. The golfer shot 68 in the second round of the event with one birdie on the front nine and three birdies on the back nine.

4) Martin Kaymer

Martin Kaymer at the LIV Golf Virginia - Final Round - Source: Imagn

Martin Kaymer finished at T109 after securing 1 under in total. Kaymer fired 67 in the first round of the Hong Kong Open after carding one birdie along with an eagle on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. He shot 72 in the second round of the event with two birdies in total.

5) Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt at the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship - Source: Imagn

Caleb Surratt couldn't make it to the Saturday round and finished at T100 with a score of 2 under. He fired 71 in the opening round of the tournament with three birdies in total and one eagle. In the second round, he shot 67 with two birdies on the front nine and four birdies on the back nine.