For basketball players, it's like scoring 50 points in a game. For golfers, it's the equivalent of carding 62.

For cutters, the magic number is 225.

In the first 23 years of the Augusta Futurity, judges were reluctant to hand out big scores. Cutters marked just 11 scores of 225 or higher before the 2003 show.

In the past two shows, however, eight scores have been added to the 225 list. Five of those scores were marked during the 2004 show.

Five judges rank runs between 60 and 80 points, with half-points being allowed. The final score is reached by dropping the high and low scores and adding the remaining three scores. The highest possible score is 240, and no cutter has come close to touching that total.

Last year, 25 scores reached the 220 plateau in eight official events. Also, an additional 10 cutters posted 220 or better in the unofficial Western Horseman Cup competition.

Tag Rice and Chiquita Pistol proved their greatness in 2003. The pair stormed to 230.5, breaking Pete Branch's arena record mark of 227 set on Little Badger Dulce in the 1995 Classic Open.

Lindy Burch is the lone woman in the 225 club. Aboard Play Peek A Boon, Burch recorded 227 during the 2003 open finals. She is tied for third-highest score in futurity history.

Last year, Rice and Chiquita Pistol posted 230 in the Western Horseman Cup Open finals. Kyle Manion and Ricochet Pep scored 225.5 in the Western Horseman Cup Non-Pro finals.

James Vangilder and Zacks Lena recorded 227 in the Classic Non-Pro, while Rice and Chiquita Pistol marked the same score in the Classic Open.