Genesis Scottish Open: J.J. Spaun, Collin Morikawa among notables who missed the cut
Todd Kelly(Editor's note: Click here for live updates from Friday's round.)
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 was a day to secure Saturday and Sunday tee times.
The cut officially came in after Friday's second round at around 7:25 p.m. local time. There is a five-hour time difference between Scotland and the East Coast.
2025 Genesis Scottish Open scores
Check out the live scores here all the way through to the conclusion of the final round Sunday.
What was the cut at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open?
The PGA Tour cut rule is the low 65 and ties make the weekend. This week at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, the cut was 1 under. This compares to a 3-under cut in the 2024 Scottish Open.
There were 16 golfers who made the cut on the number in 2025, including defending champion Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas, Padraig Harrington, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger, Si Woo Kim and Ben An.
Notables who missed the cut at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open
Even par
Matthieu Pavon, Sungjae Im, Max Greyserman, Thirston Lawrence.
1 over
Erik van Rooyen, Luke Donald, Alex Noren, Mackenzie Hughes.
2 over
Aldrich Potgieter, J.J. Spaun, Davis Riley.
3 over
Joel Dahmen, Denny McCarthy, Brandt Snedeker
4 over
Collin Morikawa
5 over
Brian Campbell
Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas make clutch putts on 18
The tournament's defending champion and hometown favorite Robert MacIntyre birdied the 17th and parred the last to make the cut on the number. JT, meanwhile, after a birdie on 16, bogeyed the 17th before making birdie at the last to also get to 1 under.
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:
2 under
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Collin Morikawa
- Thomas Detry
- Rory McIlroy
- Xander Schauffele
1 under
- Gary Woodland
- Padraig Harrington
- Justin Thomas
- Adam Scott
- Brian Harman
- Matt Fitzpatrick
Golfers at even par or worse after 18 holes
Corey Conners (E), Sungjae Im (E), Si Woo Kim (E), Aldrich Potgieter (E), Justin Rose (E), J.J. Spaun (E), Tommy Fleetwood (E), Brian Campbell (5 over).