# Golf: The Majors & The Cut

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**Created:** [April 12, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-the-majors-the-cut/445011 "2008-04-12T07:02:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-the-majors-the-cut/445011/1 "2008-04-12T07:02:46Z")

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The halfway cut in this years Masters eliminated all players on +4 and above, leaving Trevor Immelman (-8) eleven shots in front of six competitors on +3.

In any Major championship has any player just survived the cut and gone on to win the tournament? Furthermore, and this is a slightly different question, which Major winner has made up the most leeway from 36 holes to 72 holes to take the prize?

Many thanks.

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**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-the-majors-the-cut/445011/2 "2008-04-12T11:23:51Z")

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The 1956 Masters Tournament - there was no cut. Jack Burke won from eight shots back.