they make the cut at the open after 36 holes.
they make the cut at the open after 36 holes.
when do they make the cut at the open?
after 36 holes
this was the first open championship in which there was both qualifying and a 36-hole cut. a 36-hole cut had been introduced in 1898 to reduce numbers on the final day. however with an ever increasing number of entries, in 1907 the cut was replaced with a qualification competition. this had continued until 1925, except in 1910–11 when there was again no qualification but a 36-hole cut. to make the cut players would need to be within 14 strokes of the leader after 36 holes. a new rule by the r&a was also put into place in the 1926 open championship; it stated that no competitors would be allowed more than two practice rounds prior to the event. in the past some players had spent weeks on the championship course practicing. this new rule allowed the american players to compete on more equal terms with the british entrants.
1926 open championship
in 2008, the pga tour policy board approved a change in the number of players that will make the cut. the cut will continue to be low 70 professionals and ties, unless that results in a post-cut field of more than 78 players. under that circumstance, the cut score will be selected to make a field as close to 70 players as possible without exceeding 78. players who are cut in such circumstances but who have placed 70th or worse will get credit for making the cut and will earn official money and fedex cup points. this policy affected two of the first three events with cuts, the sony open in hawaii and the buick invitational. in late february, the policy board announced a revised cut policy, effective beginning with the honda classic. the new policy calls for 36-hole cut to the low 70 professionals and ties and, if that cut results in more than 78 players, a second 54-hole cut to the low 70 professionals and ties. those who do not survive the 54-hole cut are designated as mdf (made the cut, did not finish).
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