What is the cut rule at The Players Championship?

If you make the cut, anything is possible.

It is one of golf’s great features that provides an extra element of drama and intrigue in the second round.

A player could play badly on the PGA Tour during the first round but, as long as you make the cut, you can still win the tournament and you can still earn money.

This is even more important at The Players Championship which has reached its 50th edition in 2024.

Not only because of the monumental $25 million prize purse on offer but because of its prestige and its role as golf’s fifth major championship.

But how do you make the cut and what are The Players Championship cut rules this year?

We look to break down where the line is drawn and where a player must finish if he wants to play at the weekend on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.

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2025 Players Championship cut rules

The Players Championship is a full-field event that will host 144 competitors in the middle of March at Ponte Vedra Beach.

As with regular PGA Tour events, there will be a 36-hole cut where approximately half of the field makes it to round three and round four on Saturday and Sunday.

The cut rules on the PGA Tour say that the 65th-placed player and ties make the cut. Prior to the 2018/2019 season, the top 70 players and ties would advance after 36 holes.

At the 2024 Players Championship, 1-under-par (a score of 143) was good enough to make the weekend, but players on level and worse had to pack their bags.

The score that made the cut at the 2023 Players Championship was three-over-par, but the score that makes the cut can differ from year to year depending on course conditions and how difficult the course is playing in that particular week.

No player is immune to missing the cut at TPC Sawgrass. Rory McIlroy might have won the event in 2019 but, during his career, he has missed the cut six times.

Are there any PGA Tour events without a cut?

The answer is yes.

In 2025, the PGA Tour introduced eight Signature Events which each featured an elevated prize purse of $20 million. Five of these events don’t have a cut.

The Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament have a 36-hole cut, but The Sentry, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the RBC Heritage, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship don’t have cuts.

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