Run a Free US Open Pool in 60 Seconds
Tier-draft 5 golfers. Sweat the brutal US Open cut. No payments. No gambling.
The 2026 US Open tees off in mid-June.
Free forever · No credit card · No gambling · No spreadsheets
Start a US Open pool in 60 seconds
Create a free club
Sign up with an email. Pick the 2026 US Open as your tournament. Set a lock time — usually first tee on Thursday.
Pick a game mode
Full Tournament, Long Weekend, Skip the Cut, or Final Stretch. Pick once when you create the club. Everyone in the pool plays the same one.
Share the invite link
Drop it in the group chat. Picks lock at first tee Thursday. Live leaderboard handles the rest of the weekend.
Four game modes — one tier draft
Cut Line Club runs one draft format: Pick 5 golfers with tier caps (max 1 from the world top 5, max 3 from the top 15). On top of that single draft you pick one of four game modes, which decides which rounds count and whether the cut penalty applies. We don't currently offer snake draft, salary cap, or calcutta — just tier draft.
Full Tournament
R1 + R2 + R3 + R4
The classic US Open pool. All 4 rounds count. Cut golfers get 80 strokes per missed round.
Best for: Classic pools, dedicated groups.
Long Weekend
R2 + R3 + R4
Starts Friday. Still affected by the cut — golfers who miss it get 80 for R3 and R4.
Best for: Groups who decide late.
Skip the Cut
R3 + R4
Weekend only. Only golfers who made the cut play, so no cut penalty.
Best for: Lower stakes, shorter commitment.
Final Stretch
R4 only
Sunday only. One round, no cut penalty. Pure Sunday drama.
Best for: Last-minute entries.
Full details on the rules page.
How US Open pool tiers work
Cut Line Club splits the US Open field into tiers by Official World Golf Ranking and limits how many golfers you can pick from the top tiers. The point is to stop everyone from drafting the same favorites and turning the pool into a tiebreaker contest.
- Top 5 in the world — max 1 pick per entry
- Top 6–15 — combined with the top 5, max 3 from the top 15 total
- Everyone else in the field — no limit, pick anyone
Every entry has at least 2 picks from outside the top 15 — sleepers, course-fit horses, the guy your buddy keeps insisting on. Tiers force a real draft instead of five copies of the same roster.
Free forever, built for friend groups
Most golf pool tools are either spreadsheets that break on Sunday or paid commissioner software charging $20 a pool. Cut Line Club is free, automatic, and never asks anyone for money.
Price
Player cap
Live leaderboard
Cut penalty
Tier limits
Gambling
We will never charge you. We will never take a rake. No payments move through the app — ever.
US Open pool FAQs
Is Cut Line Club really free?
Yes. Free forever, for any size group. No credit card. No payments move through the app. We will never charge you and we will never take a rake.
How does a US Open pool work on Cut Line Club?
Each player drafts 5 golfers from the US Open field with tier limits — max 1 from the world top 5 and max 3 from the top 15. Lowest combined strokes across the rounds in your chosen format wins.
When do picks lock for the 2026 US Open?
Picks lock at the first tee time on Thursday morning. Your club admin sets the exact lock time when creating the club.
What happens if my golfer misses the cut at the US Open?
In Full Tournament and Long Weekend formats, a golfer who misses the cut (or withdraws or is disqualified) gets 80 strokes for each round they miss. Skip the Cut and Final Stretch only count post-cut rounds. The US Open historically has a brutal cut — the +80 penalty in Full Tournament is usually decisive.
How many golfers do I pick?
Five. Max 1 from the world top 5, max 3 from the world top 15, the rest from the field.
Can I run a US Open pool without gambling?
That's the whole point. Cut Line Club doesn't touch money. No entry fees, no payouts through the app, no Venmo links. Just a leaderboard and bragging rights.
How many people can join my pool?
No cap. Two people, twenty, two hundred — same free product.
Why is the US Open the toughest major to pick?
USGA setups punish wayward drivers, fast greens, and emotional collapses. Winning scores frequently hover around even par instead of -15. That makes course-fit picks (long irons, ball-striking, short-game scrambling) more important than world ranking — exactly the kind of pool where the tier limits force interesting drafts.
Does the cut penalty matter more at the US Open?
Yes. The US Open cut is famously deep, and missed-cut totals often blow out entries that loaded up on big names hoping for a hot week. Skip the Cut and Final Stretch formats sidestep this entirely if your group prefers a cleaner weekend race.
The 2026 US Open tees off in June.
Your pool should be ready before first tee. Setup takes about a minute.
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Cut Line Club is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Golf Association (USGA) or the U.S. Open Championship. "U.S. Open" is a trademark of the USGA. All references are descriptive and used solely to identify the publicly held event for the benefit of pool participants.