Most Consecutive Cuts Made on the PGA Tour

In golf, consecutive cuts refer to the statistic where any given player qualifies or advances to the next round in a tournament without losing qualification in between. This inherently is like a winning streak (in terms of tournament qualifications) where any well-performing golfer who is consistent in their game is likely to shine.

Consistency is key at the highest level of golf, which essentially leads to you cutting. So, in this article, we’ll run through a list of players with the most consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour, including when their streak started, how long it went on and when it ended.

Longest streaks of players making the PGA Tour cut

#3. Jack Nicklaus – 105 consecutive cuts

Out of the competitors on this list, we’ve selected the three golfers with the most consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour that broke triple-digit cuts. Jack Nicklaus, one of the most famous golfers of all time, started his successful qualification streak back in 1970 during the Sahara Invitational. He’d qualify for 39 consecutive Master’s cuts and acquire countless records in the process. To put in perspective just how good Jack was, Nicklaus still holds the record for most wins (6) in any Masters Tournament, more than both Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods. His consecutive run would end after the 1976 World Open where he’d finish 2nd but still, hold one of the top records for most consecutive cuts made on the PGA tour in golfing history.

#2. Byron Nelson – 113 consecutive cuts

Up next is the Texas Golf Hall-of-Famer known as Byron Nelson. Nelson is second only to Tiger Woods in terms of consecutive cuts records with a streak of 113 consecutive cuts during the peak of his career. Starting in 1941 at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Nelson would set off a career like no other, making cuts to major golf tournaments for eight years straight, something no one besides Tiger could come close to. In the end, Nelson withdrew after just two rounds of the 1949 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, cutting his consecutive streak off at 113, still in second for most consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour throughout the history of the sport.

#1. Tiger Woods – 142 consecutive cuts

The golfer with the most consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour is none other than the legendary Tiger Woods. Throughout his career, Tiger Woods would set an unbreakable consecutive cuts record of 142 qualifications straight. When you look at stats like these, it only proves that consistency in golf leads to the best results. Tiger would start his streak back in 1998 at the Buick Invitational, where unbeknownst to him, he’d go on a ruthless streak of winning prize money from tournaments and continually qualifying for the biggest events around the globe while managing to win them! In the end, Tiger would miss the cut at the 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where he was teetering on the fence for further qualification. Even so, Tiger Woods stands atop the rest when it comes to holding the record for most consecutive cuts made on the PGA tour.