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Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion, Cedar Rapids native and Drake graduate, bogeyed the 13th in a second-round 73 Friday.
Johnson also shot 73 in the first round and finished at 2-over-par 146 to miss the cut by one stroke.
"It was extremely frustrating out there today," Johnson said. "I just didn't putt well. I missed four putts inside eight feet. The pine placements were tough, tougher than in the first round. But the fairways are pretty generous out there and you had chances to play well.
"But I just didn't play well."
To make the cut at the Masters, you must finish among the top 44 scores and ties or be within 10 shots of the lead. His chances took a hit late Friday when first-round leader Rory McIlroy retained the lead with a 3-under 69 to finish at 10-under 134.
Forty-nine players made the cut, including seven players at 1-over 145. That group included two-time U.S. Open champion Ernie Els.
Johnson, who won the 2007 Masters, will take next week off and return to the PGA Tour at the Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C., in two weeks.
"I'll hang around and see if I make the cut," Johnson said. "But I'm just frustrated in how I played the past two days. You only get to play here once a year and I was ready. I just didn't execute and just didn't get the job done."
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Johnson, playing in his seventh Masters, missed the cut in both 2005 and 2009. He has not missed a cut this season in seven previous events on the PGA Tour.
Johnson played Augusta’s front nine in 1-under 35 Friday, making birdies at the par-5 second and eighth holes with a bogey at the par-4 third.
He was still 1 under for the day, and even par for the tournament, when he reached the 13th. Johnson had played the hole in a combined 9 under par for his career entering play Friday — 11 birdies and a double bogey.
But he made bogey Friday, then bogeyed again at the par-4 14th to slip to 2 over par. That’s where he finished after pars on the final four holes.
Sources: http://www.desmoinesregister.com
