It’s the final chance for three golfers not already in the British Open to get into the field for Royal Portrush next week. But for many others, Friday at the Genesis Scottish Open is a day to secure Saturday and Sunday tee times.
The cut won’t officially come after Friday’s second round. With the five-hour time difference between Scotland and the East Coast, the cut should happen around 2 p.m. ET.
2025 Genesis Scottish Open scores
Check out the live scores here Friday and all the way through to the conclusion of the final round Sunday.
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Projected cut at Genesis Scottish Open
As of 1:15 a.m. ET, the official projected Scottish Open cut line is 1 under, and datagolf.com gives that number a nearly 94 percent chance. Here’s a look at the golfers who would miss the cut by a single shot if 1 under holds:
Pos Player Score Hole
T83 Julien Guerrier E F
T83 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen E F*
T83 Ewen Ferguson E F*
T83 Max Greyserman E F
T83 Thriston Lawrence E F*
T83 Todd Clements E F
T83 Matthieu Pavon E F*
T83 Robert MacIntyre E 14
Daniel Berger’s double on final hole leaves him in limbo
If Daniel Berger doesn’t make the cut at the Scottish, it will have been some heartache on his final hole that did him in. Berger was 3 under heading into No. 9 (he started the day on the back), but he found a bunker on the par-3 and then knocked one over the green before chipping back and two-putting. The double puts him at 1 under and while he’s still right on the cut line, there’s a decent chance the number moves to 2 under.
After a great opening to the 2025 season in which he finished in the top 25 in nine of his first dozen starts, Berger has failed to crack the top 40 in his last four events, and has missed two cuts in the process.
Who was leading after 18 holes?
Check out the live scores here Friday and through the conclusion of the final round Sunday. The top 10 after 18 holes looked like this:
Pos. Name Score
T1 Nico Echavarria -6
T1 Jake Knapp -6
T1 Sepp Straka -6
T1 Victor Perez -6
T5 Marcel Siem -5
T5 Calum Hill -5
T5 Matti Schmid -5
T5 Marco Penge -5
T9 Wyndham Clark -4
T9 Keith Mitchell -4
T9 Ryan Fox -4
T9 Viktor Hovland -4
T9 Tom Kim -4
What is the cut for the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open?
There was no official projected cut after 18 holes on the PGA Tour website, the cut rule calls for the low 65 and ties to advance. Based on that, the cut would be 1 under.
Using the predictive modeling of Datagolf.com, however, after 18 holes:
1 under has a 16 percent chance
2 under is at just above 40 percent
3 under is 32 percent
The cut in 2024 was 3 under.
J.J. Spaun needs a big second nine
Reigning U.S. Open champ J.J. Spaun is a few shots off the projected cut line as of 8:30 a.m. on Friday. He’s at 2 over and the projected cut is 1 under. He’ll need a good number on the second nine (he started on the back today) to make the cut.
Notables near the cutline after 18 holes at 2025 Genesis Scottish Open
Friday could be a fluid day in terms of the cut and a lot can happen with scoring, especially if the wind picks up, so this is a way-too-early look:
