Open Championship 2025 projected cut line: Live tracker from Royal Portrush

USA Today

17-07-2025

The 2025 Open Championship has begun, and tricky slopes and unorthodox strategy needed to effectively play links golf has again created a packed leaderboard as first-round action at Royal Portrush wraps up on Thursday. It has set the stage for a wide-open second round, with a dynamic in which the same golfers could be competing to be in contention over the weekend at golf's final major of 2025 and make the cut in the same round.
The 156-golfer field will be cut down to the top 70 and ties on the leaderboard following Friday's tee times. The cut line isn't finalized until every golfer is finished with their second round. The cut line at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon wound up being +6 following 36 holes of tournament play.
USA TODAY Sports is tracking the projected cut line during Thursday's first round and keeping tabs on the notable golfers in danger of missing the cut at the 2025 Open Championship. Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth are among the big names and former major winners in danger after shaky performances during Round 1 at the British Open.
Here's a breakdown of what's happening around the cut line ahead of Friday's second round at Royal Portrush.
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British Open projected cut line 2025
The cut line as of 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 17 would be +1 based on the top 70 and ties on the current opening round leaderboard. All golfers with a score of +1 or better would make it through to the weekend at the 2025 Open Championship.
The model used by Data Golf to project the cut states there's currently a 36.5% chance it lands at +2 by the end of Friday's second round and a 36.3% chance the cut line winds up at +3.
Open Championship 2025 leaderboard
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