That number — +7 — is one shot higher than the last time the U.S. Open was played at Oakmont (2016), when the cut line fell at +6. McIlroy, with a birdie at No. 18, got himself to +6.

More: How to watch 2025 US Open for free: TV, streaming info for golf's third major U.S. Open projected cut line The projected cut line is at +7 based on the top 60 golfers and ties.

In fact, with the projected cut line at +6 or +7, you'd have to go back to the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills when the cut was at +8 to find something that's on this level of difficulty.

The two-time U.S. Open winner was among the dozens who were cut from the 156-player field following two rounds at the difficult Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.

As of 8 p.m. ET on June 12, the projected cut line for the 2025 U.S. Open is +6, according to the predictive model used by Datagolf.com. The site notes there is a 40.4% chance the cut line is 6 ...

Last year’s cut at Pinehurst No. 2 saw those at 5-over par the last in to make the weekend, and the last time Oakmont hosted a U.S. Open in 2016, the cutline was 6 over.

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According to DataGolf, the cut line should come into play well over par as expected. Round 2 began with the site projecting at 6-over par cut at 40.4 percent chance while there's a 31.4 percent ...

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What is the 2025 U.S. Open projected cut line? Only the top 60 players and ties will advance to the third and fourth rounds on Saturday and Sunday. The cut line has a history of creeping higher ...

The Masters cut line is 50, but the field at Augusta National is nearly half that of the U.S. Open. At the other two majors, the PGA Championship and British Open, the cut line is 70.

The difficult track at Oakmont Country Club was on full display during the first two rounds of the 2025 U.S. Open, with the cut line set of 7 over heading into the weekend.