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Odds & Ends: DJ’s early exit, Mitchell’s record-tying Saturday and more
World No. 2 Dustin Johnson entered the week as the betting favorite, listed at +700 by PointsBet, but headed home before the weekend after shooting 70-72 to miss the cut by two shots. It marked just the third missed cut in 16 starts this season for Johnson, who made three bogeys over his final seven holes Friday including a bogey at 18 after putting his tee shot in the water. … Rickie Fowler (+4000 entering the week), jockeying to keep his position inside the top 125 of the FedExCup standings and looking for his first win in more than two years, continued his trend of better play after opening with a bogey-free, 7-under 64 in the opening round in Minnesota. After sharing the first-round lead, Fowler faded to T-34 following rounds of 73-70-71, which were unfortunately highlighted by a triple bogey at 18 on Saturday and a bogey-bogey finish on Sunday. … World No. 174 Keith Mitchell, listed at +20000 entering the week, stopped a skid of five straight missed cuts at the 3M Open and worked his way onto the leaderboard over the weekend after starting his third round with seven consecutive birdies. The 29-year-old Georgia alum, who won the 2019 Honda Classic, tied a PGA Tour record that had not been done since Joe Durant in the final round of the 2005 Honda Classic. Starting on the back, Mitchell made a 7-footer for birdie on the 10th, then proceeded to make birdies from 31, 8, 10, 9, 11 and 4 feet to move into a share of the lead. After making bogeys on Nos. 1 and 3, Mitchell carded a 66 on Saturday and a bogey-free 67 on Sunday to finish solo fifth for his second top-five result this season.