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The third women’s major tournament of the year marked a tough scoring at Pebble Beach Golf Links, which is hosting the US Women’s Open for the first time.
According to real style in the US Open, there are only six under-par players at the halfway point. Billy Tardy sits at the top of the leaderboard at an equal 7th place, with the other two players just two spots off the top spot.
To make the cut, players needed a total of 36 holes of six par or better.
As always, there were a few surprising players whose US Open bid didn’t go as planned. Check out our list of notable names that missed the cut below.
Anna Nordqvist (+7)
The three-time major winner came close to making the weekend, missing the cut by one shot with rounds of 78-73. The performance is particularly surprising, given that Nordqvist recently finished T3 in the KPMG Women’s Championship, and was T6 in the US Women’s Open last year.
Daniel Kang (+7)
Kang made the cut in her last four major tournament matches, but the streak ended for Pebble when she was signed for a second round of 78.
Jin Young Koo (+7)
The two-time major champion and former world number one has shown consistent excellence in the majors, with eight top-10 finishes since 2015, as well as two wins. This week marks only her fourth ever loss at a major, and first ever at the US Women’s Open.
Jennifer Copshaw (+9)
With three wins in 2022, hopes were high for Copshaw to add to her resume with a second major championship. But Rounds 76-77 derailed her ambitions this week. Kupcho unfortunately missed cuts in all three majors this year.
Lexi Thompson (+9)
It’s hard to believe that Thompson played her 17th at the US Women’s Open this week. But the 28-year-old has been struggling to regain her hotter form of late, and was knocked out of Pebble by rounds of 74-79.
Arya Jutanugarn (+10)
It’s always a surprise when a former US Open champion misses out on losing in a major, and Jottanogarn is no exception. The former world number one shot Tours 76-78, and this week marks her second straight year of a loss-making absence at the US Women’s Open.
SH Park (+12)
The former world number one and seven-time LPGA title winner (including two majors) has had a lengthy slump since finishing T12 or better in four of the season’s five majors in 2019. After opening rounds this week of 79-77, unfortunately still Looking for a spark.
Maria Fassi (+13)
Vasey cemented herself as a rising star in the women’s game with her epic fight against Jennifer Copshaw in the first-ever Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019. But after rounds 81-76, she’ll be looking to regroup for the remainder of the season.
Hinako Shibono (+14)
The “smiling Cinderella” won the hearts of golf fans everywhere with her thrilling win at the 2019 Women’s British Open. But the US Women’s Open marked her second straight major championship loss, after also failing to make the weekend at the KPMG PGA Championship for the ladies.
Michelle Wei West (+14)
Even though Wie West stopped playing a full schedule years ago, fans are still hoping that maybe she’ll call up some of her old magic on her last leg at the US Women’s Open. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Fortunately, Wie West is still heavily involved in the game, so it won’t be gone forever.
Annika Sorenstam (+15)
Sorenstam earned her ticket to the US Women’s Open this year with a special dispensation from the USGA, and she very much deserves it. The World Golf Hall of Famer has three US Women’s Open titles on her resume, and it’s fitting that she’s on the field at Pebble Beach. At 52, she was the oldest player to compete, but a first-round 80 gave her an uphill battle on Friday that she couldn’t beat.