After two days of most professional golf tournaments, the field of players is cut so only the best-performing players feature in the final two days.
Traditionally, the cut line keeps the best 65-70 players – and anyone tied with those at the bottom of that list – in the tournament for the weekend’s action, but the number who make the cut varies between tournaments.
At this year’s Masters, for example, just 50 players and ties made the cut.
Until 1985, The Open made cuts after both the second and third round, but has since switched to one cut at the end of the second round.
Making the cut is important in a player’s prize money.
At the 2025 Open, all players making the cut will receive a minimum of $37,650 (£28,000), while the best player who does not make the cut receives just $12,350 (£9,200).
