Open championship how many make the cut

The U. Open champion sat 1-over par after the first round and is flirting with the cut line. Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and winner Shane Lowry are also in danger of missing the cut if they don't turn things around Friday.

Nearly half the player field will miss the cut at the British Open. Here's everything you need to know about the cut line, rules and results as players jockeyed to make the weekend.

Cut rules vary by tournament on the PGA Tour. At The Open Championship, the top 70 players on the leaderboard after 36 holes automatically make it through to the third round, plus ties. The British Open follows the same rules as the PGA Championship , making them the two most forgiving of golf's four majors. The top 60 players plus ties make the cut at the U. Any players that finish with that score or better are considered to have made the cut and continue play in the weekend rounds.

Prior to the season, when more than 78 players make the cut, it is necessary to apply further tie breaking procedures to determine which players get to play in the remaining rounds. In this case, the next highest score below that of the 70th player was used, the cut was the 70th player prior to season, and it is determined how many players would make the cut should that be the line.

Whichever number is closer to 70, either the number of players at the original line or the number of players at the lower line, is used as the cut for which players make the weekend, meaning less than 70 players can potentially qualify. Should a cut like this occur, the players that made the 70th-place tie cut but were eliminated anyway receive a check but do not play further.

Should the higher cut line be used following 36 holes, and more than 78 players qualify for the next round, a second cut occurs after 54 holes. This cut uses the same procedures top 70 and ties. While this cut does not determine if the players receive money for their performance, it does determine which players are permitted to play the next, usually final, round. There is a shot rule at the Masters. There's also no secondary cut if 78 or more professionals make the cut, as was once the case in a standard PGA Tour event.

The cut line will be hovering throughout the second round. From through , the British Open made two cuts, first to the low 80 and ties after 36 holes, then down to the low 60 and ties after the third round.

Typically, players must be within five shots of the lead heading into the weekend to have a reasonable chance to win. We use the Golf News Net byline sometimes just to change things up.