Masters Cut - What's the Deal?

Ernie Els needs to make some birdies if he wants to play this weekend. (AI Wire photo)

In case you were wondering, at the end of today's second round of the 2008 Masters, the field will be reduced to the lowest 44 scores and ties, plus those within 10 strokes of the leader.

With the leader at six-under, and a very good possibility that someone will go lower today, here are some big names that have to get it going at Augusta National:

• Steve Stricker (+3 through 8)
• Ernie Els (+3 through 6)
• Geoff Ogilvy (+3, yet to tee off)
• David Toms (+4 through 12)
• Aaron Baddeley (+4 through 6)
• Fred Couples (+4, yet to tee off)
• Charles Howell III (+7 through 2)