Published>Sat, May 22 10 01:47 AM
When the organisers put Ian Poulter, Martin Kaymer and Alvaro Quiros in the same threeball at the PGA Championship they probably expected the trio to be at Wentworth for the weekend.
Briton Poulter leads the European money-list after winning the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona in February, German Kaymer won in Abu Dhabi in January and world number 31 Quiros triumphed at the Spanish Open earlier this month.
All three were victims of a remodelled West Course however as world number six Poulter finished five-over after two rounds, 11th-ranked Kaymer four-over and Spaniard Quiros was seven-over after carding a 10 at the mammoth par-five 17th.
With the cut falling on three-over 145, Quiros especially will be kicking himself. But he was not the only pro embarrassed by the testing parkland layout.
Portugal's Jose-Filipe Lima took an 11 at the much-changed par-four eighth and Spaniard Pablo Martin racked up a 10 at the equally troublesome 18th.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, the 2008 winner, also missed the cut but it was not all doom and gloom as 2006 champion David Howell of Britain birdied the two closing par-fives to finish three-over.
On another baking hot day at the European Tour's flagship event, there were four withdrawals.
British quartet Stephen Dodd (knee), Bradley Dredge (neck), Graeme Storm (food poisoning) and Michael Hoey (unwell) all pulled out.
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