make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
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Hastings hangs around Justin Hastings shot a second straight 73 to become the lone amateur to make the cut.
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Apress, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Rory McIlroy, unfortunately, failed to make the cut after shooting +9 in his first two rounds, and defending champion Robert MacIntyre also appears to be out of it, currently sitting at -4.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Philip – who currently plays on the PGA Tour Americas circuit – is competing in just his second US Open and his first since missing the cut at the 2018 tournament, which is why making a nervy 5-footer for par at his last hole early on Saturday to make the cut for the weekend meant the world to him.
—Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Since then, his driving has not been up to par, as evidenced by his tie for 47th place at Quail Hollow and his failure to make the cut at TPC Toronto.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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Apress, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Rory McIlroy, unfortunately, failed to make the cut after shooting +9 in his first two rounds, and defending champion Robert MacIntyre also appears to be out of it, currently sitting at -4.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Philip – who currently plays on the PGA Tour Americas circuit – is competing in just his second US Open and his first since missing the cut at the 2018 tournament, which is why making a nervy 5-footer for par at his last hole early on Saturday to make the cut for the weekend meant the world to him.
—Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Since then, his driving has not been up to par, as evidenced by his tie for 47th place at Quail Hollow and his failure to make the cut at TPC Toronto.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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