Masters cut line 2024: How many players make the cut, what is the rule as Tiger Woods nears record
The Masters has always had a limited field, but in 1957 it instituted a 36-hole cut with the low 40 players and ties moving on.
In 1962, the cut was changed to low 44 and ties. In 1966, the cut was amended to include anyone within 10 shots of the lead at the midway point.
From 2013-19, the cut included the top 50 players and ties, plus anyone within 10 strokes of the leader.
The most recent change came in 2020 and is still in effect for 2024, with the low 50 players and ties qualifying for the final 36 holes.
Competitors who miss the cut are welcome to stick around Augusta National and watch the weekend action, but most professionals choose to move on.
That is unless they happen to be the defending champion, who is required to help the winner slip into his green jacket at the conclusion of play.
Has Tiger Woods made the most cuts at the Masters?
Jack Nicklaus holds the record for most Masters cuts made with 37, followed by Fred Couples (31) and Gary Player (31). Tiger Woods has 24 cuts made and is attempting to make it for the 25th time in 2024.
Nicklaus missed the cut in 1967 after winning in both 1965 and 1966. That earned him the lead headline the next day in The Augusta Chronicle with “Golden Bear muffs cutoff by a stroke.” Rounds of 72 and 79 derailed his attempt at a third consecutive win.
“There’ll be another day,” said Nicklaus, who became the first defending champ to miss the cut. “The world isn’t going to change that much just because this happened to me.”
Tiger Woods can set record for most consecutive Masters cuts made
We have a tie. Fred Couples, Gary Player and Tiger Woods share the record of 23 consecutive cuts made at the Masters. Couples' streak went from 1983-2007 and Player's from 1959-1982 (Player missed the tournament in 1973 because of a medical issue).
Woods could break the record this year; his streak began with his dominant 1997 performance.
Couples became the oldest player to make the cut in 2023 at 63 years, 187 days.
Highest and lowest Masters cut scores
The lowest cut score of 144 (even par) sent players to the weekend rounds at the Masters in 2020.
The highest cut score of 154 (10-over par) came in 1982.
The average cut score at the Masters is 148.42.
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