Els, Azinger head home after the season's highest cut

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Major championship-caliber conditions contributed to the highest cut of the season at the Memorial Tournament on Friday. Adventures on the slick greens and detours into the deep rough sent scores soaring, and the cut was made at 6-over 150.

A total of 76 players are sticking around for more on the weekend as the scoring average soared to 75.856 from 73.733. The previous high cut on the PGA TOUR this year was 4 over at The Honda Classic and Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya.

Wagner

POSITIVE MOVERS

• Johnson Wagner -- had the lowest round of the day with a 5-under 67 and jumped from a tie for 105th into a spot inside the top 25
• Daniel Chopra -- began the day hovering in missed-cut territory but had the second-best round of the day with a 4-under 68
• Arron Oberholser -- his round of 1 under was one of just 15 subpar scores and moved him from a tie for 98th to a share of 47th place

Andrade

NEGATIVE MOVERS

• Billy Andrade -- didn't make a par in his final 12 holes to drop from a tie for 36th to well below the cutline
• Brian Davis -- started the day tied for 14th but missed the cut after an 81 that included a double bogey at No. 17 and birdie at the 18th
• Bubba Watson -- opened with an even-par 72 but fell off the map after shooting 84 on Friday that included a quadruple bogey at the par-4 fourth

Bryant

ON THE NUMBER

• K.J. Choi -- the defending champ was tied for 78th at the start but survived with a 74
• Bart Bryant -- the 2005 winner also hung on with a 74
• Dean Wilson -- his even-par round of 72 moved him from a tie for 105th and allowed him to play the weekend

Els

NOTABLE MISSED CUTS

• Ernie Els -- winner in 2004 missed first Memorial cut in 15 starts
• Paul Azinger -- the Ryder Cup captain and 1993 winner missed the cut for only the third time in 21 starts.
• PGA TOUR winners -- Other TOUR winners who missed the cut include Brandt Snedeker, Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd and David Duval, who continues to struggle.