What is a cut in golf?
Many golf tournaments include a cut, a trimming of the field that eliminates golfers in (typically) the lower half of the standings, while those in the top half of the standings continue playing.
What does it mean when you miss the cut?
It means the tournament continues without that golfer. When you "miss the cut," you're out—you don't get to play the remaining rounds because your score didn't meet the standard to continue. A golfer can only "miss the cut" in a stroke play tournament; match play tournaments don't have cuts.
How many rounds are played before the cut?
Every player in the tournament field plays two rounds before the cut line is determined, usually 18 holes on Thursday and 18 holes on Friday depending what tournament they’re playing in.
What is the PGA Tour cut rule?
The PGA Tour cut rule for regular tour events sees the top 70 professionals advance to the weekend with the score of the 70th placed professional being the score needed to make the cut.
What happens if there are ties?
In the event of ties causing more than 70 players to be on the cut line or below a second cut line will be determined and is used if more than 78 players can make the cut.
When is a 54 hole cut needed?
Should the higher cut line be used following 36 holes, and more than 78 players qualify for the third round, a second cut is used after 54 holes.
10 stroke rule
Some tournaments adopt a 10-stroke rule which allows players within 10 strokes of the leader to make the cut even if they rank higher than the 70th person in the field. This rule is usually used in major championships due to the difficulty of the golf course they are playing.
How many times has Dustin Johnson missed the cut?
Among players in the field this year, defending champion Dustin Johnson has missed the cut just once in 10 appearances at Augusta National, while world No. 2 Justin Thomas has made the cut in each of his five starts and Rory McIlroy has missed the cut just once in 12 appearances.
Who is the chairman of Augusta National?
Speaking ahead of the tournament in November, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley explained the rule change had partly been brought as very few players had qualified by virtue of being within 10 shots of the leader after the first two rounds.
How many players were in the 1962 World Cup?
The cut was broadened to include the top-ranked 44 players and ties in 1962 and four years later the goalposts were shifted again, allowing anyone within 10 strokes of the leader at the conclusion of the second round to qualify for the final two rounds.
Is the Masters a tradition?
End of dialog window. In the words of Jim Nantz, The Masters is "a tradition unlike any other". It is hard to argue with the CBS anchor, for the opening major of the season stands on its own when compared to other tournaments. The only one of the four golf majors to be always held at the same course—Augusta National in Georgia—The Masters has ...
What happens when you stop playing golf?
When play is discontinued in a golf tournament or match because of darkness, the player is allowed to finish the hole he is on under most circumstances. There are some circumstances where the player will mark his ball and leave it at the spot at darkness and then resume play the next day, and that usually occurs when the word is put out to stop play and the news gets to the players later. That can happen if the group is spread out on a particular hole and the official walking with the group needs time to let everyone know. It could take more than five minutes for the official to let all players know what has been decided regarding continued play.
Who is Steve Silverman?
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time , among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
