On a thrilling Friday, the world’s best women came to the fore at the home of golf, in tough windy conditions at the Old Course St. Andrews, but there are also a number of big names who missed the cut at the AIG Women’s Open.
It’s the final Major of the year and, after 36 holes, we have an exciting leaderboard, which is stacked full of Major winners.
Women’s World No.1 Nelly Korda leads the way after a sensational four-under par 68 that catapulted her to the top of the leaderboard on eight-under-par. Defending Champion Lilia Vu, who won two Majors in 2023, showed the importance of making a score on the greens by taking just 59 putts in her first two rounds, placing her tied for second place alongside England’s Charley Hull on five-under-par.
However, although a host of big names are in contention, a number of the world’s best didn’t make the cut going into the weekend, as the extremely high winds at St. Andrews produced a four-over-par cut-line.
Below, we take a look at the players who missed the cut in Scotland, with Major winners and Solheim Cup stars failing to make it into the weekend.
MEGAN KHANG (+5)
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Megan Khang was in great form in majors in 2023, with top-10 finishes in the Evian Championship (T9), the Women’s PGA Championship (T3) and the Chevron Championship (T9), so if you were hoping for a odds-on each-way bet you may be disappointed.
Just one putt separated the American from making the cut-line after she shot a second round of three-over-par 75, including costly bogeys on holes 13 and 14 that put an end to her chances of a weekend in St. Andrews.
MADELENE SAGSTROM (+5)
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Like Khang, Madelene Sagstrom is another player who will be cursing one too many missed putts, heading home by the narrowest margin of one shot after finishing on five-over-par.
The Swede had formerly finished runner-up in this tournament back in 2021 to Anna Nordqvist, when a last hole bogey cost her the AIG title at Carnoustie. But her performance then was enough for her to be named as one of the captain’s pick wild cards in the Solheim Cup. Sadly, her form does not indicate that she will get that same honour this time around.
YANI TSENG (+6)
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The former women’s World No.1 Yani Tseng cruised through the front nine holes today in one-under-par, helped by birdies at the first, third and ninth holes. It looked as though she would comfortably make the cut and be here for the weekend. But…
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