THe secoind round of the 2025 BMW PGA Championship is done. At the end of Friday, Hideki Matsuyama stood tall on the leaderboard after an excellent round of 8-under 64. That helped him take a 1-stroke lead over Ludvig Aberg and the field. Aberg’s fellow Ryder Cup teammates, Justin Rose and Viktor Hovland, are also tied with the Swede as they all try to triumph at Wentworth.

But, on the other side of the table, there are a few shocking names who couldn’t make it past the cutline for the $9 million event. Today, we’re here to discuss who the three biggest names are who won’t be playing the weekend rounds of the 2025 BMW PGA Championship. So let’s get right to it.

Billy Horschel

The last time fans saw Billy Horschel in action was way back in the 2025 RBC Heritage in April. Since then, the 38-year-old has been missing from action as he was recovering from a surgery he had on his right hip not long after the tournament. A few weeks ago, the 8-time PGA Tour champion confirmed that he was returning to action at Wentworth with a big goal in his mind, the BMW PGA Championship title defence.

That is why his exit is probably the biggest shocker this year. Horschel had a disappointing 1-over 73 in the first round. He fought hard in the second round with a 2-under 70. However, that wasn’t enough to help him cross the -2 cutline. He missed it by 1 stroke and was knocked out of the tournament early. That confirmed that Billy Horschel won’t join the elite list of Colin Montgomerie, Bernhard Langer, and Peter Alliss and win the BMW PGA Championship three times this season.

Brooks Koepka

Missing the cuts in majors left Brooks Koepka frustrated enough that he chose to ignore his family and live in isolation. So much so that he had to apologize to his wife for behaving the way he did during the depressing phase this year. However, when the 5-time major winner missed the cut in the 2025 Amgen Irish Open, he chose to celebrate it by having a drink with his friends in Dublin.

Well, Koepka will have another reason to party this week in the U.K. He has missed the cut once again, this time in the 2025 BMW PGA Championship. He was tied with Billy Horschel on the leaderboard and was 1 stroke away from playing on the weekend. His 4-under 68 was not enough to save him from the miserable 3-over 75 that he managed in the first round. And so, Brooks Koepka is out of another tournament again. Looks like 2025 is just not the year of Bruce Cupcake.

Rasmus Hojgaard

Rasmus Hojgaard ended the first by hitting an incredible wedge off the edge of the rough while trying to balance himself. One wrong step and the ball would have landed in a wayward position, and the Danish pro would be in the water behind him. Instead, he hit a picture-perfect chip that landed on the green and rolled perfectly into the cup for an amazing eagle. That was the way Hojgaard saved his round, which was looking quite bleak before that point.

Going into the second round, there were fresh hopes of Rasmus’s revival after the way he ended Thursday. However, they were put to rest within the first 7 holes as he went 6 over to push himself way down the leaderboard. Rasmus Hojgaard had a short stint of recovery, but it wasn’t nearly enough to take him to the cutline. He ended up at 5-over, tied at 128, and crashed out of the tournament.

Besides these anmes, there’s also Rasmus’s own brother Nicolai Hojgaard, who shot a 78 on the first round, but a better 2nd round of 72. However, it was no enough to make it to the weekend. There’s also Dean Burmester and European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald. Hence, the BMW championship is now shaping out to even more intersting this year, now that the weekend awaits, it is most likely that a new champions will emerge by Sunday.