Come next season on the PGA Tour, it will be harder than ever before for players to make the cut.
In 2019-20, the number of players who advance to the weekend for the final 36 holes of each tournament will be reduced from the top 70 and ties to the top 65 and ties. Also, the secondary 54-hole cut, which is used if there are 78 or more players who advance after the 36-hole cut, has been removed following a decision by the PGA Tour policy board.
While not everyone is happy about the decision as it means fewer players will advance — and thus make less money — the policy board is striving to eliminate the number of times 78 or more players advance to the final two rounds.
Though some players, including Brandt Snedeker, spoke out against the decision, Paul Casey of the tour’s Player Advisory Council said he was in favor of the new cut line.
“It’s a capitalist sport,” he said . “You play well, you do well. I’ve been on both sides of it, and I still firmly believe you make your own success, so I’m a fan of it. As long as we’re not taking away opportunities to get into events, and I don’t think this is taking away earnings or opportunities for players. This is the right thing to do. We have to protect the product. We have too many three-balls and two-tee starts on the weekend.”
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