make the cut

phrase

: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.

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The 23-year-old’s name joins that of compatriots Ayako Okamoto (1984), Hinako Shibuno (2019) and last year’s champion golfer Miyū Yamashita — who failed to make the cut this weekend — on the silver trophy. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Montreal was North America’s sole representative in the top 10, and Abu Dhabi was the only city from the Middle East to make the cut. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 Fitzpatrick was one of many big-name golfers who didn’t make the cut. — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 With so many heroes and villains in its library, Disney obviously has a wealth of characters to mine from, but the aim is to be more strategic about which ones make the cut for Descendants. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for make the cut

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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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