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
Viola['vaiələ]
Theresete-RE-zə (German), te-RES (Swedish), tə-REES (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Mahinder-Indian (Sikh)
Rosannero-ZAN (English), ro-ZAHN-nə (Dutch)English, Dutch
KustiKOOS-teeFinnish
Tekla-Georgian, Hungarian