Open Championship Cut Line Odds: Number Closes At +6, Cashing For Over Bettors

Making the cut at majors is no easy feat, even for the world's best golfers. Betting on the Open Championship cut line is a staple of golf betting every summer.

British Open projected cut update

The cut line for the 2024 British Open closed at +6 at Royal Troon in Scotland. 

Wind and light rains wreaked havoc on the best golfers in the world, and the Friday cut line cashed tickets for Over bettors. Sportsbooks set the number at 147 (+5) in the days leading up to the event. 

Some notable names to miss the cut include Bryson DeChambeau (+9), Rory McIlroy (+11), Cam Smith (+12), and Tiger Woods (+14).

Odds to make the cut at the Open Championship

Even the big names can miss the cut at a major like the British Open. Prior to the tournament, sportsbooks will give odds on all the biggest names for their chance to make or miss the cut at Royal Troon.

Odds to make the cut:

• Scottie Scheffler: -1400
  Rory McIlroy: -1000
• Xander Schauffele: -700
• Collin Morikawa: -550
• Ludvig Aberg: -600
• Bryson DeChambeau: -550
• Jon Rahm: -450
• Tyrrell Hatton: -450
• Tommy Fleetwood: -450
• Viktor Hovland: -400
• Brooks Koepka: -250
• Shane Lowry: -275
• Robert MacIntyre: -300
• Patrick Cantlay: -300
• Hideki Matsuyama: -275
• Cameron Smith: -300
• Tony Finau: -334

Odds to miss the cut:

• Scottie Scheffler: +900
• Rory McIlroy: +600
• Ludvig Aberg: +450
• Xander Schauffele: +400
• Bryson DeChambeau: +350
• Collin Morikawa: +350
• Tommy Fleetwood: +300
• Jon Rahm: +300
• Tyrrell Hatton: +275
• Viktor Hovland: +275
• Robert MacIntyre: +275
• Tony Finau: +240

Betting on the cut line

Betting on the cut line is a very popular way to wager on golf tournaments and draws a ton of attention for major tournaments like the 2022 British Open. 

Oddsmakers set a projected cut line score heading into the event, and you can bet on whether the final cut line will be Over or Under that projected score. 

For example, the cut line for the 2021 British Open was +1. Oddsmakers posted an Over/Under a projected cut line of +4.5, which means if you thought the cut line would be +4 or lower, you would bet the Under, and if you thought it would be +5 or higher, you would bet the Over.

British Open cut rule

The British Open cut rule advances the top-70 players on the leaderboard after Round 2 (plus ties) to the final two rounds, trimming the 156-player starting field by approximately half.

Past British Open cut lines

Here's a look at the last ten years of British Open cut line numbers. Note that the tournament is played on different courses every year. 

British Open cut line FAQs

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