The AIG Women’s Open has reached the halfway point, and a host of big names have booked their places in the third round after making the 36-hole cut.
Among them are leader Miyu Yamashita, World No.1 Nelly Korda and LPGA Tour rookie Lottie Woad, who all benefited from an early start on Friday to take advantage of benign conditions.
Several more high-profile stars are safely into the weekend too, including Jeeno Thitikul, Charley Hull and Minjee Lee.
However, for many other big-name players, the Royal Porthcawl test proved a step too far as they failed to scramble above the cut line of two-over to continue their participation. Here are some of the notable players to miss out.
Ruoning Yin (+7)
Ruoning Yin finished on seven-over
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Yin placed in the top five of two of this year’s Majors, but she couldn’t get anywhere close to that at the AIG Women’s Open.
She was two over after the first round following an inconsistent day, and it was a similar story on Friday, where she made three birdies as well as seven bogeys to finish on seven over for the tournament, five away from the cut line.
Lilia Vu (+7)
Lilia Vu missed her fourth successive Major cut
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Vu’s two Major titles in 2023, including the AIG Women’s Open, must seem a long time ago for her after her opening round of 74 was followed by a five-over 77 to leave her five short of the cut line.
Even more alarming for the American is that it is her fourth missed cut in succession in Majors, with only 78th at the Chevron Championship to show for her efforts this season.
Jin Young Ko (+7)
Jin Young Ko struggled to recover from a poor opening round
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The two-time Major winner’s challenge was looking all but doomed after her opening round, where five bogeys and a double left her six over.
Ko improved in the second round with a one-over 73, but by then the damage had been done, and the South Korean leaves Royal Porthcawl having missed the cut by five.
Yuka Saso (+13)
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After a three-over 75 on Thursday, two-time US Women’s Open champion Saso knew she had some work to do to play any part in the weekend.
However, she couldn’t have made a worse start in the second round with a bogey at the first followed by a…
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