PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – The career grand slam will have to wait for Lydia Ko, who exited early at Riviera Country Club along with a host of other big names at the 81st U.S. Women’s Open.
A total of 68 players made the cut, which fell at 4 over. A total of nine strokes separated the leaders from those who went home.
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Here’s a list of notables who exited early:
Michelle Wie West said goodbye once again to the championship that cemented her legacy in the game, this time with a warm embrace from daughter Makenna on the ninth green. Wie shot 75-74. “Obviously I would be lying to say I wasn’t disappointed,” said Wie West “I would have loved to have made the cut today, grinder all day. But I had a blast honestly.”
The five-time major champion played this week on a special exemption. Tseng played alongside Wie West for the first two rounds. She shot 73-76.
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The Kiwi made a pair of birdies coming in on two of her last five holes but it wasn’t enough. Ko shot 74-73, hitting only five fairways in the second round.
One week after leading her Stanford team the NCAA title, Ganne turned professional at the Women’s Open. Unfortunately, the only cash she’ll be checking this week is the missed cut money ($10,000). Ganne, who shot 74-73, heads next to hte Epson Tour.
The South Korean quickly dropped from contender to out to the door after a shocking second-round 79. She opens at Riviera with a 68. Yoon, now in her second year on the LPGA, took a share of fourth at the Chevron.
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A two-time winner on the LPGA this season along with a third title on the KLPGA, Kim shot 74-77 to miss the cut for a third straight year at the USWO.
