Masters cut line 2020: Projected cut, new rules, updates for Friday

A handful of high golfers are in peril of lacking the lower line on the 2020 Masters on Friday.

The highest of the leaderboard at Augusta Nationwide is stuffed with low scores, padded by the gentle situations throughout Thursday’s Spherical 1 following morning showers that briefly suspended play. That features Day 2 co-leaders Paul Casey, Dylan Frittelli and Dustin Johnson, who every shot 7-under 65s to set the tempo within the first spherical. They narrowly lead Justin Thomas and Sungjae Im, who enter Friday at 6-under. Defending Masters champion Tiger Woods is in a tie for 10th at Four-under par.

Former main winners Jordan Spieth (+2) and Rory McIlroy (+three) have been unable to make the most of the pleasant first-round situations and will discover themselves on the chopping block Friday with extra stringent lower guidelines in place at Augusta.

There are 92 gamers within the 2020 Masters area after Sergio Garcia and Joaquin Niemann withdrew as a result of positive COVID-19 tests.

This is every thing you will have to know concerning the Masters lower line, guidelines and outcomes as gamers jockey to make the weekend.

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Masters lower guidelines

There’s a rule change in play to make the lower on the Masters in 2020. Solely the highest 50 gamers (plus ties) on the leaderboard will stay for Saturday and Sunday, a brand new arduous lower put into place by Augusta officers to maintain the weekend area small as a result of restricted daylight in November.

Since 2013, any participant inside 10 strokes of the clubhouse chief after 36 holes would have superior to Spherical three along with the highest 50 computerized qualifiers.

The brand new rule ensures the Masters lower is now probably the most tough of golf’s 4 majors. The highest 60 gamers make the lower on the U.S. Open, whereas the highest 70 gamers make the lower on the PGA Championship and The Open Championship.

Masters lower line 2020

Dustin Johnson and Sungjae Im are the present leaders at Eight-under par, adopted by Paul Casey at 6-under and a number of other golfers inside two strokes of the leaders.

The lower line is at the moment projected to be 1-under par, that means 41 gamers would miss the lower at of the top of the second spherical.

• Projected lower: -1
• Gamers inside lower: 51
• Notables in peril: Rory McIlroy (+1), Rafa Cabrera Bello (+1), Jordan Spieth (+2), Shane Lowry (+2), Bubba Watson (+three)

What number of make the lower on the Masters?

The preliminary 92-player area will likely be whittled all the way down to 50 by the point the primary group tees off Saturday morning.

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