That number — +7 — is one shot higher than the last time the U.S. Open was played at Oakmont (2016), when the cut line fell at +6. McIlroy, with a birdie at No. 18, got himself to +6.

In fact, with the projected cut line at +6 or +7, you'd have to go back to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills when the cut was at +8 to find something that's on this level of difficulty.

According to DataGolf, the cut line should come into play well over par as expected. Round 2 began with the site projecting at 6-over par cut at 40.4 percent chance while there's a 31.4 percent ...

U.S. Open cut rules The top 60 players (plus ties) make the 36-hole cut to advance and play the weekend at the U.S. Open. As many as 96 participants could be cut from the 156-man field.

The two-time U.S. Open winner was among the dozens who were cut from the 156-player field following two rounds at the difficult Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Bryson DeChambeau was one of a few surprises to miss the cut at the U.S. Open. See which of his fellow LIV Golf members didn't make the weekend.

Last year’s cut at Pinehurst No. 2 saw those at 5-over par the last in to make the weekend, and the last time Oakmont hosted a U.S. Open in 2016, the cutline was 6 over.

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Approximately 250 peony plants — or about one-third of the peony plants on the north side of the garden — were discovered with most of their flowers cut off at about 6:14 a.m. Sunday.