AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s time to get down to business. While all 91 players in the field at the 2026 Masters had dreams of making the cut, only the low 50 and ties are moving on the weekend at Augusta National—the prospect of slipping on a green jacket in Butler Cabin come Sunday becoming slightly more realistic for those near the top of the leaderboard.
As Friday’s second round moves along, this year’s cutline is looking to be either three-over 147 or four-over 148, which falls right in line with the tournament’s historic average of 148.41.
Saturday’s pairing will be twosomes rather than the threesomes that played in the first and second rounds. All players will tee off the first hole. Traditionally, the first pairings go off on Saturday morning about 10 a.m. with the final twosome heading out around 2:30 p.m.
Saturday’s third-round tee times have not yet been released but we’ll update this file as soon as the cut is made and the club announces the pairings.
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