Despite inspiring rally, Nelly Korda, 5 other stars miss cut at U.S. Women’s Open

Nelly Korda arrived at the tee of Lancaster Country Club’s par-4 18th figuring out she wanted birdie to make the cut.

That’s not the place anybody anticipated her to be coming into the week; Korda arrived in Pennsylvania on a historic heater, with wins in six of her earlier seven begins. It felt extra probably that she’d carry the trophy than miss the weekend.

Still, after what had occurred Thursday — a stunning septuple-bogey 10 on the third gap of an opening-round 80 — it took an inspiring cost simply to get this shut. Korda had begun her second spherical with bogey however had performed splendidly since then, reeling off birdies at 7-8-9 to make the weekend a practical chance. A birdie at No. 18 would cap off a outstanding comeback. Get to Saturday and who is aware of what may occur subsequent?

But Korda’s tee shot went left straight off the membership face. She turned away in disgust, turning again solely to shout “Fore!” (props for that, by the way in which) because the ball tumbled towards the group. There’s no excellent news in that shaggy left tough, in order that was successfully it. Her U.S. Women’s Open was over. By the time she tapped in for bogey, it was official: She received’t win this occasion and even play the ultimate two days. Her made-cut streak is over, too, after practically a 12 months. Women’s golf’s largest weekend can be with out its largest star.

And Korda will hardly be the one star lacking.

It’s no shock that a number of good gamers are headed house at the midway level. That’s an inevitability of reducing from 156 to only the highest 60 and ties. But it’s a shock simply what number of huge names ended up on the mistaken facet of the quantity, which settled at eight-over par.

Here are 5 extra of ’em.

U.S. Women’s Open: 5 extra stunning gamers to miss the cut

Rose Zhang

Surprising as a result of: She’s No. 6 on the earth and received in her second-to-last begin. After Korda, Zhang is without doubt one of the largest points of interest on the LPGA; her presence can be missed. And like Korda, she did her injury on Thursday en path to a 79-72 week.

Brooke Henderson

Surprising as a result of: Henderson by no means misses cuts! Her final MC got here final summer season at the AIG Women’s Open. And she’s completed inside the highest 10 in 5 of her 10 begins in 2024. But Henderson shot 80-72 to miss the cut by 4, which suggests Canada’s greatest hope is headed house, too.

Lexi Thompson

Surprising as a result of: Thompson’s case is barely totally different. It’s not stunning that Thompson missed a cut; she entered the week off three MCs in a row. But it’s jarring to not see her on the weekend as a result of this week was the week she selected to announce her upcoming retirement from full-time aggressive golf. We’ve simply turn out to be so accustomed to seeing her on the weekend at this match particularly. A missed cut means two fewer probabilities to bid farewell.

Lydia Ko

Surprising as a result of: The World No. 14 kicked off her 2024 with a win and a runner-up end in her first two begins, and she or he hadn’t missed a cut till her most up-to-date begin. But now she’s missed two in a row after going 80-73.

Allisen Corpuz

Surprising as a result of: She’s the defending champ. Corpuz received final 12 months’s USWO at Pebble Beach however received’t repeat after capturing 75-77 to miss the cut by 4.

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One closing be aware: This listing may have been twice as lengthy had the cut slipped a shot or two decrease. Three of the world’s prime eight gamers (Charley Hull, Celine Boutier and Hannah Green) completed at seven-over par, whereas a handful extra of prime execs (Jin Young Ko, Gabi Ruffels, Hyo Joo Kim, Megan Khang, Alison Lee, Madelene Sagstrom) completed at eight over.

They’ll every want a cost to get into rivalry. But at least they’ve made it to the weekend to have that likelihood.