Here’s the highest cut line we’ve ever seen and how this year’s British Open compares.
Joe Brennanj4brennanUpdate: Jul 19th, 2024 16:20 EDT0
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With the end of the second round at the Open comes ‘the cut’, a line in the rankings that sends home a huge portion of players. The remaining names who survive being slashed will be confirmed as having their hand in the money pot at the end of the tournament when things come to a close.
At the British Open, the cut line is the top 70 and ties, which means that any player who is within the top 70 or tied with the 70th-place player keeps their place over the weekend. The purse this year is a record $17 million, so it’s well worth squeezing into the top 70 this time.
The British Open, along with the PGA Championship, are the ‘easiest’ tournaments of the four major competitions from which to progress, as the U.S. Open takes the top 60 plus ties and the Masters takes just the top 50 plus ties.
Shane leads at halfway. The 152nd Open continues tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/cijAfIJZa2
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2024
What is the highest ever cut line?
As of Friday morning, the cut line at the Open was at 3-over, but difficult weather saw the number raised to +6. To put that into context, the highest cut ever at the Open to par was 8-over, which came in 1973 and 1982.
