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What is cut line at the 2025 Masters? Tracker, who could miss projected cut

Mark Giannotto   Paste BN
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Editor's note: Paste BN has a more current version of its cut line tracker here, as well as live updates from the second round of the Masters Thursday. Click here for all the lastest news, scores, and highlights.

The 2025 Masters are in full swing now, with the first round complete and second-round action almos Friday morning from Augusta National Golf Club. There's plenty of attention being paid to Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and the other golfers in contention at the first major of the year. But the projected cut line and what golfers make (or miss) the weekend is its own compelling storyline.

Only the top 50 golfers on the 2025 Masters leaderboard at the end of the second round, including ties, make the cut for the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday. There were 95 golfers in this year's field when Thursday's first round began. Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel are among the notable names in danger of missing this year's Masters cut after the opening 18 holes at Augusta National, but the projected cut line remains a moving target with more golf left to be played.

Paste BN Sports is tracking the action and where the projected cut line could wind up when the second round is complete on Friday. Here are live updates on the current cut line at the Masters, including what golfers could miss the weekend in 2025:

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Projected cut line

As of 6:45 p.m. Friday at the 2025 Masters, the projected cut line after the second round is +3. All golfers with a score of +2 or better makes it to the weekend at Augusta National.

Before the start of the second round Friday morning, with The Masters first round complete, the predictive model used by Datagolf.com projected +3 to be the most likely cut line for the 2025 tournament (39.5% chance). The website determined there was a 29.6% chance it moves down to +4 and a 18.5% chance it moves up to +2. The top 50 cut line would be +2 based on the current leaderboard.

As Golfweek noted: The Masters cut line was instituted in 1957. From 1957-1961, it was lowest 40 scores and ties. From 1962-2012, it was lowest 44 scores and ties, and those within 10 strokes of the leader. From 2013-2019, the lowest 50 scores and ties, and those within 10 strokes of the leader qualified for the final 36 holes. Beginning in 2020, the lowest 50 and ties qualify for the final 36 holes.

Here's where the cut line fell in the most recent Masters tournaments:

  • 2024: +6
  • 2023: +3
  • 2022: +4
  • 2021: +3
  • 2020: E
  • 2019: +3
  • 2018: +5

Masters 2025 leaderboard: Live updates

Here's the current Masters leaderboard as second-round action gets underway on Friday.

  • 1.Justin Rose: -8 (F)
  • 2. Bryson DeChambeau: -7 (F)
  • T3: Rory McIlroy: -6 (F)
  • T3. Corey Conners: -6 (F)
  • T3. Scottie Scheffler: -6 (17)
  • T3. Tyrrell Hatton: -6 (16)
  • T7. Matt McCarty: -5 (F)
  • T7. Shane Lowry: -5 (F)
  • T9. Jason Day: -4 (F)
  • T9. Rasmus Højgaard: -4 (F)
  • T9. Viktor Hovland: -4 (F)

Masters 2025 cut line: Golfers to watch

  • Dustin Johnson: +3
  • Russell Henley: +3
  • Chris Kirk: +3
  • Bernhard Langer: +3
  • Keegan Bradley +3
  • Rafael Campos: +4
  • Adam Schenk: +4
  • Justin Hastings: +4
  • Sergio Garcia: +4
  • Joe Highsmith: +4
  • Fred Couples: +4
  • Mike Weir: +4
  • Brooks Koepka: +5
  • Adam Scott: +5
  • Cameron Smith: +5
  • Sepp Straka: +5
  • Billy Horschel: +5
  • Phil Mickelson: +5
  • Austin Eckroat: +6
  • Kevin Yu: +6
  • Hiroshi Tai: +6
  • Johnattan Vegas: +6
  • Nicolas Højgaard: +6
  • Robert MacIntyre: +6
  • Jose Maria Olazabal: +7
  • Christiaan Bezuidenhout: +7
  • Cameron Young: +7
  • Lucas Glover: +8
  • Patton Kizzire: +8
  • Will Zalatoris: +8
  • Taylor Pendrith: +8
  • Evan Beck: +9
  • Cam Davis: +9
  • Laurie Canter: +10
  • Matthieu Pavon: +10
  • Angel Cabrera: +11
  • Noah Kent: +11
  • Thriston Lawrence: +11

Watch the 2025 Masters with Fubo

How to watch 2025 Masters: TV, streaming for golf's first major

Live coverage of this year's Masters tournament will be split by ESPN and CBS, with the first and second rounds broadcast on ESPN and the final two rounds on CBS.

Friday, April 11

  • TV: ESPN
  • Time: 3:30-7 p.m. ET
  • Streaming: ESPN+, Masters.com, the Masters YouTube page and Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription for new users. Live streaming coverage begins at 8:45 a.m. ET.

Saturday, Apil 12 - Sunday, April 13

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