The Open Championship Cut Line

"Making the cut" is a crucial milestone in the professional golf world that allows competitors to advance to the last two rounds of a four-round competition. This regulation not only reduces the number of contestants but also raises the stakes and intensity of the competition as it goes on.

The Open Championship dates back to the 1800s and was first played in 1860, making it one of the oldest major golf competitions. This makes the Open one of the most challenging yet fun tournaments to play! However, a lot of new rules have been implemented since it started. One of them being the 'Cut-Rule'. The cut rule, which determines which players advance to the weekend, was introduced at The Open in 1926 and has been in effect ever since. Historically, the Open cut lines have undergone the fewest modifications of the four majors. However, over the competition's illustrious history, there have been a few modifications to the British Open cut rule. This year, the greens of Royal Troon will be full of talented professional and amateur golfers teeing off in the hopes of winning the next Claret Jug Trophy.

What is the cut line for the 2024 Open Championship?

The field consists of 156 players, and the top 70 golfers and ties after 36 holes will move on to the final two rounds of competition. Unfortunately, anyone who performs worse than that will not be making the cut for the Open 2024. Official purse earnings go to only those who make the cut; last year's purse was $16.5 million (the amount for this year has not yet been announced).

Unlike most PGA tournaments, the 10-shot rule doesn't exist. According to this rule, everyone who is within ten shots of the lead after two rounds, regardless of their position in the championship, advances to the next round. Only the top 70 finishers and ties are shown. Another major difference between the Open and the PGA tournaments is that even though their rules for making the cut are pretty much the same, there is only a single cut at The Open and no secondary cut after the third round! The players only get one chance.

Here's an example of the 36-hole cut line for the Open Championship has been as follows for the previous ten Opens:

2023: 146 (+4), Royal Liverpool

2022: 144 (E), St. Andrews

2021: 141 (+1), Royal St. George's

2019: 143 (+1), Royal Portrush

2018: 145 (+3), Carnoustie

2017: 145 (+5), Royal Birkdale

2016: 146 (+4), Royal Troon

2015: 144 (E), St. Andrews

2014: 146 (+2), Royal Liverpool

2013: 150 (+8), Muirfield

2012: 143 (+3), Royal Lytham & St. Annes

Who has made the cut line for the 2024 Open?

This list includes golfers who are assured of a place in the field at Royal Troon – correct as of June 17, 2024.

1. Ludvig Aberg

2. Byeong Hun An

3. Mason Andersen

4. Akshay Bhatia

5. Alexander Bjork

6. Denwit Boriboonsub

7. Dan Bradbury

8. Keegan Bradley

9. Dean Burmester

10. Sam Burns

11. Jorge Campillo

12. Patrick Cantlay

13. John Catlin

14. Alex Cejka

15. Stewart Cink

16. Wyndham Clark

17. Darren Clarke

18. Eric Cole

19. Corey Conners

20. Ben Curtis

21. John Daly

22. Jason Day

23. Joe Dean

24. Bryson DeChambeau

25. Santiago De La Fuente (a)

26. David Duval

27. Austin Eckroat

28. Ernie Els

29. Harris English

30. Darren Fichardt

31. Tony Finau

32. Matt Fitzpatrick

33. Tommy Fleetwood

34. Rickie Fowler

35. Ryan Fox

36. Lucas Glover

37. Ben Griffin

38. Emiliano Grillo

39. Adam Hadwin

40. Todd Hamilton

41. Brian Harman

42. Padraig Harrington

43. Tyrrell Hatton

44. Michael Hendry

45. Russell Henley

46. Daniel Hillier

47. Ryo Hisatsune

48. Nicolai Hojgaard

49. Rasmus Hojgaard

50. Max Homa

51. Billy Horschel

52. Rikuya Hoshino

53. Viktor Hovland

54. Sungjae Im

55. Aguri Iwasaki

56. Stephan Jaeger

57. Dustin Johnson

58. Zach Johnson

59. Matthew Jordan

60. Yuto Katsurugawa

61. Minyu Kim

62. Si Woo Kim

63. Tom Kim

64. Ryosuke Kinoshita

65. Chris Kirk

66. Kurt Kitayama

67. Kazuma Kobori

68. Brooks Koepka

69. Guntaek Koh

70. Romain Langasque

71. Thriston Lawrence

72. Paul Lawrie

73. Min Woo Lee

74. Justin Leonard

75. Shane Lowry

76. Joost Luiten

77. Robert MacIntyre

78. Hideki Matsuyama

79. Denny McCarthy

80. Rory McIlroy

81. Maverick McNealy

82. Adrian Meronk

83. Phil Mickelson

84. Guido Migliozzi

85. Francesco Molinari

86. Taylor Moore

87. Collin Morikawa

88. Keita Nakajima

89. Joaquin Niemann

90. Vincent Norrman

91. Andy Ogletree

92. Thorbjorn Olesen

93. Louis Oosthuizen

94. Yannik Paul

95. Matthieu Pavon

96. Victor Perez

97. David Puig

98. Jon Rahm

99. Gordon Sargent (a)

100. Xander Schauffele

101. Scottie Scheffler

102. Adam Schenk

103. Adam Scott

104. Shubhankar Sharma

105. Marcel Siem

106. Cameron Smith

107. Jordan Smith

108. Sebastian Soderberg

109. Younghan Song

110. Jordan Spieth

111. Henrik Stenson

112. Sepp Straka

113. Jasper Stubbs (a)

114. Nick Taylor

115. Sahith Theegala

116. Justin Thomas

117. Brendon Todd

118. Sami Valimaki

119. Ryan Van Velzen

120. Altin van der Merwe (a)

121. Matt Wallace

122. Jeunghun Wang

123. Gary Woodland

124. Tiger Woods

125. Cameron Young

126. Will Zalatoris