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Elliott Heath

The Open 2026 Cut Rule: How Many Players Make The Weekend At Royal Birkdale?

The big yellow leaderboard at The Open.

A total of 156 players began the final men's Major of the season at Royal Birkdale with lofty ambitions and dreams of stamping their names into golfing folklore with an Open Championship victory.

After one round, the focus now turns to the cut - and there are some big names needing strong second rounds to make the weekend. Justin Rose (+5) is among them needing a low one on Friday, with Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick at +2 and Jordan Spieth +3.

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