The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is set up to be a thriller, with a compact leaderboard at Sahalee Country Club seeing Sarah Schmelzel and Amy Yang leading at six-under-par and by two from the likes of Jin Young Ko and Lexi Thompson.
Schmezel is yet to win on the LPGA Tour but, after rounds of 71 and 67, the 30-year-old is in a great spot heading into the weekend, as she searches for a first professional scalp in her career. Along with the American, Yang is at six-under following rounds of 70 and 68, as she also searches for the biggest win of her career.
Schmelzel during round two of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
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As mentioned, Ko and first round leader, Thompson, are two back of the pair, with Hinako Shibuno also sitting at four-under-par. Amongst the chasing pack are the likes of Leona Maguire, Ally Ewing, Madelene Sagstrom and Celine Boutier.
However, although a number of big names head into the weekend in Washington, a few recognised players won’t be there, as the likes of World No.1, Nelly Korda, failed to make the five-over-par cutline, as she fired an 81 to miss out by one shot.
Below, we have listed the players who didn’t make it into the weekend and won’t be featuring on Saturday and Sunday at the third women’s Major of the year.
Nelly Korda (+6)
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Following the first round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Korda sat just one shot back of leader, Thompson, but Korda struggled immensely on Friday. Carding six bogeys on her front nine, she then made further bogeys at the 11th and 14th, with a double at the 15th all but dropping her out of making the cut.
The nine-over 81 is her joint career-worst score and means she has now missed the cut in her last three starts. Speaking after, the World No.1 stated: “It’s just golf recently for me. No words for how I’m playing right now. I’m just going to go home and try to reset. I just feel like that’s been my last three events, just nothing is really…. A lot went my way at the beginning part of the year, and just giving it back.”
Anna Nordqvist (+6)
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The three-time Major winner carded rounds of 73 and 77 to miss her fourth cut of 2024, with the Swede ruing a bogey, double bogey, par, double bogey run from the 14th to 17th to miss the…
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