LOUISVILLE (AP) — A historically low cut line led to early exits for some big names at the PGA Championships.

Jon Rahm’s run of 18 straight made cuts in majors ended when he posted a 1-over 72 during the second round at soggy Valhalla on Friday, May 17, that left him at even par, one shot outside the projected cutline of 1-under, which be the lowest-ever at the PGA and just the third time in major championship history the cut was in red figures.

Rahm hadn’t missed a weekend at a major since the 2019 PGA. In the interim, he’s captured a pair of of them — the 2021 U.S. Open and the 2023 Masters — while stamping himself as one of the best players in the world.

Not so much in 2024. He finished a distant 45th at Augusta National, when he failed to break par in any round.

Ludvig Aberg, who was briefly tied with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at the Masters before Scheffler pulled away, wasn’t quite as sharp after trading Georgia pines for Kentucky Bluegrass. Aberg was even through two rounds, his chance to play likely undone by a double-bogey at the par-4 12th.

Reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark (4 over) and two-time PGA winner Phil Mickelson (4 over) also left Valhalla early. So did Tiger Woods.

Michael Block, who put together a captivating underdog story by finishing 15th last year at Oak Hill, couldn’t muster the same magic this time around after a 2-over 73 pushed him to 7 over for the tournament and a trip back home to Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, where he is the head pro.

A few of the 21 club pros in the field will likely stick around: Jeremy Wells (2 under) and Braden Shattuck (1 under) are locked in and Kyle Mendoza (even) has a shot with three holes to play early Saturday morning after the second round was suspended by darkness.

Shattuck sweated out the final holes. He drained a 35-footer for birdie on No. 8 (his 17th of the day) then holed a nervy par putt on No. 9 to get to 1 under.

“The cup looked like the size a thimble on that last 4-footer,” said Shattuck, whose career nearly ended after a serious car accident in 2019. “But thankfully, it found its way to the middle.”

It could be a somewhat long night for Shattuck and everyone else at 1 under. There’s a slim chance the cut could get to 2 under based on the results when players return to the course early Saturday to finish their second rounds.