Viktor Hovland will miss the cut at the Masters for the first time in his career.
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While Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau battle at the top of the 2024 Masters leaderboard, there’s plenty of other intrigue Friday at Augusta National. With players competing in the second round, the cut looms large. Here’s everything you need to know about the Masters cut — including who’s in danger of heading home.
How does the Masters cut work?
At the Masters, the top 50 players (plus ties) qualify to compete on the weekend. Eighty-nine players teed it up to start the week, and at the end of the second round, 60 players are inside the cutline. The Masters used to also have a 10-shot rule, meaning anyone within 10 shots of the lead made the cut, but that rule was abolished in 2020.
What is the Masters cutline?
With the final groups of the day finishing their rounds at Augusta National, the cutline has officially moved to six over. Just two hours earlier, that did not look as though it would be the case. As late as 6 p.m. ET, Data Golf had a 94 percent chance that the cutline would be five over. However, thanks to windy conditions and lots of late bogeys, the cutline moved to six over at 7:30 p.m.
Who missed the cut at Augusta National?
The 2024 Masters will be without quite a few big names this weekend. Dustin Johnson, the 2020 Masters winner, posted 13 over and will miss the weekend for the first time since 2021, while two-time winner Bubba Watson shot 10 over to will miss the cut as well. Champion Golfer of the year Brian Harman posted nine over to to miss the cut, and Jordan Spieth and Sam Burns both posted nine over to end their weeks early as well.
Check out below for a complete list of notables who missed the cut.
Zach Johnson +7 Sergio Garcia +7 Justin Thomas +7 Justin Rose +7 Wyndham Clark +7 Mike Weir +7 Sungjae Im +7 Viktor Hovland +8 Sam Burns +9 Brian Harman +9 Jordan Spieth +9 Bubba Watson +10 Charl Schwartzel +11 Fred Couples +12 Dustin Johnson +13 Gary Woodland +13
Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging, producing and editing. Prior to joining the team at GOLF, he attended the University of Texas followed by stops with the Texas Golf Association, Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all things instruction and covers amateur and women’s golf. He can be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.
