It’s Friday, so it’s cut day at the St. Jude Championship, right? Not in the FedEx Cup playoffs.
The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings throughout the season qualified for this week’s postseason event (only 69 are playing because Rory McIlroy pulled out). All of them will play all four rounds at TPC Southwind in Memphis as players look to get into the top 50 in points to make next week’s BMW Championship.
A 36-hole cut isn’t really needed at the St. Jude Championship, which has a field less than half the size of The Open Championship (156) and more than 20 less than the Masters (93). It’s one of eight tournaments on the PGA Tour that doesn’t have a cut. Another one, The American Express in January, has a 54-hole cut. Other than that, though, every PGA Tour event has its participants deal with a cut line during the second round.
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Here’s what to know about the cut line on the PGA Tour, as well as how to watch the FedEx Cup playoffs on TV and streaming:
What is the cut line?
The field at a PGA Tour tournament is usually more than 150 players deep. To keep the focus on the event’s top contenders, most tournaments trim the field by about half after the second round, or 36 holes.
Exact cut lines depend on the tournament, but typically, the top 60-70 players plus ties after 36 holes qualify for the final two rounds. The score to par of the final player or players who meet that criteria is the cut line, and those who fall below it at the end of the second round will miss the cut for the weekend. The cut line is updated constantly over the course of the second round as players rise and fall on the leaderboard.
For instance, at the Masters, the top 50 players plus ties make the cut. For the 2025 Masters, the cut line was 2 over par, which 52 players reached after two rounds. Thirteen players finished right at the cut line, which qualified them for Saturday’s and Sunday’s rounds. The 41 players with scores at 3 over or more missed the cut and saw their tournament end Friday.
What is the cut line at St Jude Championship?
There is no cut at the St. Jude Championship, so all 69 players in the field will play through the weekend.
What PGA Tour events have no cuts?
There are no cuts at five of the PGA Tour’s Signature Events and at all three tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Here’s the full list:
Where to watch St Jude Championship
The first two rounds of the St. Jude Championship broadcast nationally on Golf Channel. Coverage of Friday’s second round starts at 2 p.m. Coverage of the third round starts at 1 p.m. on Golf Channel before switching to CBS at 3, while the final round starts at noon on Golf Channel before heading to CBS at 2. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on ESPN+.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Does the St Jude Championship have a cut? What PGA Tour events don’t have a cut line?
Reporting by Dan Rorabaugh, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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