Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau miss cut in start before Masters Tournament

Rory McIlroy wanted a little bit of early prep at Augusta National and some competition at TPC San Antonio, ahead of next week’s Masters Tournament.

He can get a little more of the former this weekend.

McIlroy missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open, shooting 72-73 for a 1-over total, two shots off the qualifying line. He’s not the only prominent name among the early exits. Bryson DeChambeau’s 5-over total had him near the bottom of the leaderboard through two days of his first stroke-play start on Tour since January.

DeChambeau, sidelined by a fractured hamate bone in his left and a torn labrum in his left hip, made his return to competition at last week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He…