To start our story headlined “2026 Players Championship cut: Who’s in danger of missing the weekend,” we turn to Sahith Theegala, who, on Thursday, summed up well what awaits the field for Friday’s second round at TPC Sawgrass.
Chaos.
“Honestly, I don’t think this is a course that really necessarily fully fits anyone’s game,” Theegala said. “It’s such a volatile golf course, which I love. I’m always a proponent of chaos. Not silly chaos, but good shots are really rewarded here and bad shots are really punished here. …
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“There’s a bunch of birdie opportunities out here, which is also nice, but it’s just, there’s a double bogey waiting on every hole. So the winning score never gets too low, which I love that, starting the week knowing that you don’t need to shoot 27-under. I’m sure 20-under has won here a few times, but I feel like the typical winning score is somewhere around 15. … I really like this golf course.”
With that, here’s a look at the Players Championship cutline and who’s in danger of missing the weekend.
2026 Players Championship cutline
The Players Championship cutline is set at the top 65 players and ties.
Who’s in danger of missing the weekend?
Noon ET Update
At noon ET, the PGA Tour estimated the cutline to be +1, while Data Golf put a +1 cutline at 48.5 percent of happening and a +2 cutline at 44 percent.
Below is a look at notable players at even, +1, +2 and worse:
Even: Nicolai Hojgaard, Wyndham Clark, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre
+1: Ben Griffin, Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Harris English
+2: Min Woo Lee
Worse: Brian Harman, Joel Dahmen, Shane Lowry
This story will continue to update.
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