What is cut line at the 2025 PGA Championship? Live tracker, who could miss projected cut
What is cut line at the 2025 PGA Championship? Live tracker, who could miss projected cut Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka are among the stars in danger of missing the cut following Friday's second-round action at the 2025 PGA Championship.
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The second round of the 2025 PGA Championship is underway and the leaderboard remains in flux with a wide range of golfers in contention to win the Wannamaker Trophy. Many of the sport's stars are struggling, which also means there are some big names in danger of missing the cut when the 156-golfer field is narrowed down after Friday's action at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte is complete.
The projected cut line and what golfers don't make it to Saturday's third round is now its own compelling storyline at golf's second major. Only the top 70 golfers, including ties, on the PGA Championship leaderboard after 36 holes qualify to play the third and fourth rounds, and there's a who's who of golfers to keep tabs on based on their first-round performance.
Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson are among the former major winners flirting with the projected cut line during the second round and the chase to reach the weekend is officially on for a batch of the best golfers in the world.
USA TODAY Sports is tracking the action and where the projected cut line could wind up when the second round is done on Friday. Here are live updates on the current cut line at the PGA Championship, including what golfers could miss the weekend in 2025:
OPINION: PGA Championship Day 1 doesn't feel like a major. It feels bleak.
PGA Championship projected cut line
As of 7:00 p.m. ET Friday at the 2025 PGA Championship, the projected cut line in the midst of second-round play is +1. All golfers with a score of +1 or better would make it to the weekend at Quail Hollow. The predictive model used by data-golf.com currently projects there's a 55.4% chance the cut line remains at +1 and a 44.3% chance the cut line will ultimately land at +2 when all of Friday's rounds are complete.
PGA Championship 2025 leaderboard: Live updates
Here's the current PGA Championship leaderboard with second-round action underway on Friday.
1. Jhonatthan Vegas: -8 (F)
T2. Matthieu Pavon: -6 (F)
T2. Matt Fitzpatrick: -6 (F)
T2. Si Woo Kim: -6 (F)
T5. Max Homa: -5 (F)
T5. Scottie Scheffler: -5 (F)
T5. Garrick Higgo: -5 (16)
T5. Ryan Gerard: -4 (16)
T9. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: -4 (F)
T9. Sam Stevens: -4 (F)
T9. Michael Thorbjornsen: -4 (F)
T9. J.T. Poston: -4 (F)
T9. Robert MacIntyre: -4 (F)
T9. Ryan Fox: -4 (F)
T9. Alex Smalley: -4 (F)
T9. Denny McCarthy: -4 (16)
PGA Championship 2025 cut line: Golfers to watch
Rory McIlroy: +1 (F)
Xander Schauffele: +1 (F)
Sam Burns: +1 (16)
Shane Lowry: +2 (F)
Jordan Spieth: +2 (F)
Hideki Matsuyama: +3 (F)
Justin Thomas: +3 (F)
Ludvig Aberg: +3 (F)
Min Woo Lee: +4 (F)
Gary Woodland: +4 (F)
Patrick Reed: +4 (F)
Sungjae Im: +5 (F)
Patrick Cantlay: +6 (F)
Will Zalatoris: +6 (F)
Cameron Smith: +7 (F)
Phil Mickelson: +9 (F)
Justin Rose: +9 (F)
Brooks Koepka: +9 (F)
Russell Henley: +10 (F)
Dustin Johnson: +12 (F)
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How to watch PGA Championship 2025: TV and live streaming schedule
The 2025 PGA Championship will be broadcast by ESPN during the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, with ESPN and CBS slated to televise the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ and Fubo will have streaming coverage of all four rounds at the PGA Championship, while viewers can stream the action on Paramount+ during the weekend coverage.
(All times Eastern)
Second Round: Friday, May 16
6a.m.-11 a.m. on ESPN+
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
Third Round: Saturday, May 17
7-9 a.m. on ESPN+
9 a.m.-12 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
12-7 p.m. on CBS, Paramount+, ESPN+ and Fubo
Final Round: Sunday, May 18
7-9 a.m. on ESPN+
9 a.m.-12 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
12-7 p.m. on CBS, Paramount+, ESPN+ and Fubo
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