It sounds like an economy move to me, although it makes more sense just to move the cut line off of 70 to, say, 50.
It sounds like the tournament (or the tour?) pays them more if they make the cut. So players 51-70 got paid for making the cut except they didn’t get to play on.
It sounds like the tournament (or the tour?) pays them more if they make the cut. So players 51-70 got paid for making the cut except they didn’t get to play on.