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The 2025 Masters is heating up at Augusta National Golf Club as the second round comes to a close. The top of the leaderboard is packed with big names as first-round leader Justin Rose tries to hold off Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and a pack of the world's best golfers at the first major of the year.
But Friday at The Masters is also about who will make (and miss) the cut for the weekend. Only the top 50 golfers on the leaderboard at the end of the second round, including ties, make the cut for the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday. There were 95 golfers in this year's field when Thursday's first round began. Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka are among the notable names in danger of missing this year's projected Masters cut line, but there's still more golf to be played.
USA TODAY Sports is tracking the action and where the projected cut line could wind up when the second round is complete on Friday. Here are live updates on the current cut line at the Masters, including which golfers could miss the weekend in 2025:
2025 Masters projected cut line
As of 2 p.m. ET Friday at the 2025 Masters, the projected cut line after the second round is +3. Any golfer with a score of +2 or better would make it to the weekend.
Here's where the cut line fell in the most recent Masters tournaments:
- 2024: +6
- 2023: +3
- 2022: +4
- 2021: +3
- 2020: E
- 2019: +3
- 2018: +5
How is Masters cut determined?
Only the top 50 golfers on the 2025 Masters leaderboard at the end of the second round, including ties, make the cut for the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday.
