miss the cut



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miss the cut

In golf, to fail to match or better the score necessary to remain in the final two rounds of a four-round tournament, thus resulting in elimination. Despite a strong start in the tournament, Ms. Ryder fell behind in the last nine holes and ended up missing the cut.
See also: cut, miss

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zaccai-Biblical
Ram (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Hudson['hʌdsn]
Rosemarie[rəuz'ma:ri]
Nurislam-Kazakh
Pomona-Roman Mythology