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Tournament · Nov. 16 – Feb. 23

The Cut.

An individual elimination tournament built on survival. Play net stroke play whenever it suits you. At the end of every cut window, half the field goes home, until one champion is left.

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How it works

Play when you like. Survive every cut.

No head-to-head match play and no tee times to coordinate: every round is net stroke play against the field, played whenever your schedule allows inside its window.

  1. Stage 1

    Qualifying

    Nov. 16 – Dec. 20

    Course
    Te Arai Links South Course
    Attempts
    Unlimited
    Counts
    Your best net score
    Advance
    Top 50% of the qualifying field

    Watch the leaderboard. When the cut line moves, come back and go again.

  2. Break

    Holidays

    Dec. 21 – Jan. 3

    No rounds over the break. Enjoy the holidays: see you back on Jan 4.

  3. Stage 2

    Elimination

    Jan. 4 – Feb. 23

    Each round has its own playing window. When it closes, the top 50% of the players still in it advance and the rest are out, until two remain and then one champion.

    Stay tuned for finer details as the start date approaches.

The cut, every round

Half the field. Every window.

The 50% is recalculated from whoever is still standing each round, not from the original field. Here's how it plays out if 128 golfers play qualifying.

  1. Qualifying 128
  2. Elimination 64
  3. After round 1 32
  4. After round 2 16
  5. After round 3 8
  6. Final Four 4
  7. Final 2
  8. Champion 1

Example only: the real field is whoever plays qualifying. How odd-numbered fields round, and the cut-line tiebreaker, will be in the full rules.

Prizes

Make the Final Four. Pick your prize.

All four finalists win. Once the results are in, prizes are picked in finishing order.

  1. 1Champion picks first
  2. 2Runner-up picks second
  3. 3Third place picks third
  4. 4Fourth place gets the remaining prize

All four also share a simulator-credit payout. Amounts for 1st to 4th will be announced with the full rules.

Leaderboard

Where's the cut line?

The qualifying leaderboard goes live when qualifying opens.Qualifying opens Nov 16. Play as often as you like until Dec 20; your best net score counts.

Format

  • Individual net stroke play on TrackMan
  • No separate registration: qualifying is an open TrackMan tournament
  • Qualifying: unlimited attempts, your best net score counts
  • Top 50% of qualifying advance
  • Each elimination round has its own playing window: play your round whenever you like inside it
  • At the end of each window the top 50% of the remaining field advance
  • No head-to-head match play, so there's no opponent to schedule around
  • Holiday break Dec. 21 – Jan. 3, with no rounds

Stay tuned for finer details as the start date approaches.

Good to know

The Cut FAQ

There's no separate registration. Qualifying runs as an open TrackMan tournament on Te Arai Links South: book a bay between Nov. 16 and Dec. 20 and play it.
As many as you like. Your best net score is the one that counts, so you can watch the leaderboard, come back when the cut line moves and try to improve.
The top 50% of the qualifying field advance to the elimination stage, which starts Jan. 4.
Each round has its own playing window. Play your round any time inside it; there's no opponent to coordinate with. When the window closes, the top 50% of the players still in it advance and the bottom 50% are eliminated. It repeats until two players are left, then one champion.
No. It's recalculated each round from the players still remaining.
The rounding rule for odd-numbered fields and the cut-line tiebreaker will be published with the full rules, before the elimination stage begins.
Net stroke play, so your handicap counts. Handicap eligibility and verification rules will be published with the full rules.
The final four each take a prize from the pool, picked in finishing order: a TaylorMade Qi Max iron set (5–PW and AW), a Blue Tees rangefinder, a $350 Golf Town gift card and a FAIRWAYLAB. merchandise kit. All four also share a simulator-credit payout.
Yes. No rounds run Dec. 21 to Jan. 3. The elimination stage starts Jan. 4.

Survive the cut.

Qualifying opens Nov 16 on Te Arai Links South Course. No registration: book a bay and play it.

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