The 2025 Masters are in full swing now, with the first round complete and second-round action set to tee off Friday morning from Augusta National Golf Club. There’s plenty of attention being paid to Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and the other golfers in contention at the first major of the year. But the projected cut line and what golfers make (or miss) the weekend is its own compelling storyline.
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. There were 95 golfers in this year’s field when Thursday’s first round began. Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel are among the notable names in danger of missing this year’s Masters cut after the opening 18 holes at Augusta National, but the projected cut line remains a moving target with more golf left to be played.
Projected cut line
Before the start of the second round Friday morning, with The Masters first round complete, the predictive model used by Datagolf.com projected +3 to be the most likely cut line for the 2025 tournament (39.5% chance). The website determined there was a 29.6% chance it moves down to +4 and a 18.5% chance it moves up to +2. The top 50 cut line would be +2 based on the current leaderboard.
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
Masters 2025 leaderboard
Here’s where the 2025 Masters leaderboards stands with Thursday’s first round complete. Click here for a complete and updated leaderboard.
1. Justin Rose: -7 (F)
T2. Corey Conners: -4 (F)
T2. Scottie Scheffler: -4 (F)
T2. Ludvig Åberg: -4 (F)
T5. Bryson DeChambeau: -3 (F)
T5. Tyrrell Hatton: -3 (F)
T7. Aaron Rai: -2 (F)
T7. Harris English: -2 (F)
T7. Jason Day: -2 (F)
T7. Akshay Bhatia: -2 (F)
Masters 2025 cut line: Golfers to watch
Will Zalatoris +2 (F)
Charl Schwartzel +2 (F)
Max Homa +2 (F)
Patrick Cantlay +2 (F)
Dustin Johnson +2 (F)
Brooks Koepka +2 (F)
Keegan Bradley +2 (F)
Tony Finau +3 (F)
Phil Mickelson: +3 (F)
Jon Rahm: +3 (F)
Wyndham Clark +4 (F)
Adam Scott +4 (F)
Billy Horschel: +5 (F)
Sepp Straka +6 (F)
Russell Henley: +7 (F)
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How to watch 2025 Masters: TV, streaming for golf’s first major
Live coverage of this year’s Masters tournament will be split by ESPN and CBS, with the first and second rounds broadcast on ESPN and the final two rounds on CBS.
Friday, April 11
TV: ESPN
Time: 3:30-7 p.m. ET
Streaming: ESPN+, Masters.com, the Masters YouTube page and Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription for new users. Live streaming coverage begins at 8:45 a.m. ET.
Saturday, Apil 12 – Sunday, April 13
TV: CBS, Paramount+
Time: 12-7 p.m. ET (12-2 p.m. streaming on Paramount+, 2-7 p.m. on both CBS and Paramount+ )
Streaming: Paramount+, Masters.com, the Masters YouTube page and Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription for new users. Live streaming coverage begins at 10:15 a.m. ET.