Tiger Woods set history on day two of the 2024 Masters, with reigning champion Jon Rahm in danger of crashing out ahead of the cut. Woods made the cut for the 24th Masters in a row, becoming the first-ever golfer to achieve such a feat. 

A select group of 89 players started the competition on Thursday, but not all will advance to the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. That’s because some will fall short of the cut, designed to whittle down the field even further.

Since the 2020 edition, the top 50 players (including ties) after days one and two progress into the final stage of the tournament, with any player outside that quota cut from the pack. But for legendary golfer Woods, there’s an extra pressure riding on this year’s Masters.

While the 15-time major winner is unlikely to challenge for the green jacket, Woods secured his own bit of history at the 2024 Masters by breaking the record for the most consecutive times a golfer has made the cut. Heading into this year’s edition, the American was level with Gary Player and 1992 champion Fred Couples on 23 cut appearances, with a top-50 finish after day two this time around making Woods the outright record holder.

After his second round, Woods secured his place in the third round, with the veteran finishing one over par after his first 36 holes of action. However, the current holder of the green jacket, Rahm, has been left sweating after his first-round performance. The Spaniard entered day two one over par, but went up to four over par after bogies on the third, sixth and 11th holes. 

Hopes of retaining the green jacket have all but faded away because of his poor showing and he could be about to crash out of the competition altogether. Projections show the expected cut will be in and around the four over par mark, meaning there is next to no room for error. 

Elsewhere, Shane Lowry was another big-name player at risk of missing out on the cut, with the Irishman three over par after his second-round outing, but he’s expected to be involved. Jordan Spieth missed the cut after putting up a nine-over showing after two rounds of action, while Viktor Hovland’s Masters are hanging by a thread, with the Dane six over on the back nine. 

There are no such fears for the PGA Tour world No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who has shone out on the course so far. The bookies’ favourite to win in Georgia, Scheffler has been the early pacesetter, along with fellow countryman Bryson DeChambeau.