The wrong kind of US Open history: Top 3 all miss cut

ERIN, Wis. — Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day made the wrong kind of history at the U.S. Open.

They're all leaving early.

For the first time since the Official World Golf Ranking began in 1986, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 all missed the cut in a major. Johnson capped off this collective failure with a late collapse on the back nine at Erin Hills, making three bogeys over a five-hole stretch and closing with a 73.

He three-putted on No. 13. He hammered a chip from just short of the par-5 14th that led to another three-putt bogey. And then he came up short of the 17th green and dropped one more shot that sent him home early to spend time with his newborn son.

Day and McIlroy never had much of a chance either, both out of the picture before Johnson even teed off.

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Eight out of the top twelve players failed to make the cut.