Who’s in danger of missing the weekend?

To start our story headlined “2026 Players Championship cut: Who’s in danger of missing the weekend,” we turn to Sahith Theegala, who, on Thursday, summed up well what awaits the field for Friday’s second round at TPC Sawgrass. 

Chaos. 

“Honestly, I don’t think this is a course that really necessarily fully fits anyone’s game,” Theegala said. “It’s such a volatile golf course, which I love. I’m always a proponent of chaos. Not silly chaos, but good shots are really rewarded here and bad shots are really punished here. …

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“There’s a bunch of birdie opportunities out here, which is also nice, but it’s just, there’s a double bogey waiting on every hole. So the winning score never gets too low, which I love that, starting the week knowing that you don’t need to shoot 27-under. I’m sure 20-under has won here a few times, but I feel like the typical winning score is somewhere around 15. … I really like this golf course.”

With that, here’s a look at the Players Championship cutline and who’s in danger of missing the weekend. 

2026 Players Championship cutline 

The Players Championship cutline is set at the top 65 players and ties. 

Who’s in danger of missing the weekend?

2 p.m. ET update 

At 2 p.m. ET, the PGA Tour estimated the cutline to be +2, while Data Golf put a +1 cutline at 61.5 percent of happening and a +2 cutline at 35.5 percent.

Below is a look at notable players at even, +1, +2 and worse:

Even: Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre  

+1: Nicolai Hojgaard, Rory McIlroy, Daniel Berger, Patrick Cantlay, Harris English 

+2: Chris Gotterup 

Worse: Rasmus Hojgaard, Brian Harman, Ben Griffin, Shane Lowry, Joel Dahmen

1 p.m. ET update 

At 1 p.m. ET, the PGA Tour estimated the cutline to be +1, while Data Golf put a +1 cutline at 58.3 percent of happening and a +2 cutline at 37.9 percent. 

Below is a look at notable players at even, +1, +2 and worse:

Even: Keegan Bradley, Chris Gotterup, Min Woo Lee, Daniel Berger, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre 

+1: Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Harris English 

+2: Rory McIlroy 

Worse: Brian Harman, Rasmus Hojgaard, Ben Griffin, Joel Dahmen, Shane Lowry  

Noon ET Update 

At noon ET, the PGA Tour estimated the cutline to be +1, while Data Golf put a +1 cutline at 48.5 percent of happening and a +2 cutline at 44 percent. 

Below is a look at notable players at even, +1, +2 and worse:

Even: Nicolai Hojgaard, Wyndham Clark, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre 

+1: Ben Griffin, Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Harris English 

+2: Min Woo Lee 

Worse: Brian Harman, Joel Dahmen, Shane Lowry  

This story will continue to update. 

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