LEONA MAGUIRE MISSED the cut at the AIG Women’s Open after a three-over par second round of 74 at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s.
The Cavan woman finished five-over par overall after the first two days of the Open, with the cut at four over. It is Maguire’s first missed cut at the Open since 2020.
A second successive 75 means Lauren Walsh will not be around the weekend. The Kildare woman sits on eight over. Anna Foster from Dublin shot a 76 to drop her to nine-over and she has also missed the cut.
Ryu Hae-ran is on course to become just the fifth woman to win three consecutive majors after taking the lead at the halfway stage on Friday.
The South Korean was three over par through the opening five holes of her second round at Royal Lytham and St Annes.
But the winner of the PGA Championship and Evian Championship in the past two months bounced back with five birdies to card a two-under-par 69 to move to seven under for the tournament.
Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki is one shot back in second after overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul dropped back.
World number one Nelly Korda kept alive her quest for a third major of the year after a disappointing Thursday with a 68 to move to one under for the tournament.
Maguire had started the day on two over, and was four over after two holes following consecutive early bogeys.
Birdies on the par-five sixth and ninth holes put her in better stead going down the back nine but a double bogey at 13 was costly. She dropped another shot at the 14th and finished her round on five-over overall.
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Irish trio all miss cut at Women's Open at Royal Lytham and St Anne's
LAST UPDATE | 31 Jul
LEONA MAGUIRE MISSED the cut at the AIG Women’s Open after a three-over par second round of 74 at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s.
The Cavan woman finished five-over par overall after the first two days of the Open, with the cut at four over. It is Maguire’s first missed cut at the Open since 2020.
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A second successive 75 means Lauren Walsh will not be around the weekend. The Kildare woman sits on eight over. Anna Foster from Dublin shot a 76 to drop her to nine-over and she has also missed the cut.
Ryu Hae-ran is on course to become just the fifth woman to win three consecutive majors after taking the lead at the halfway stage on Friday.
The South Korean was three over par through the opening five holes of her second round at Royal Lytham and St Annes.
But the winner of the PGA Championship and Evian Championship in the past two months bounced back with five birdies to card a two-under-par 69 to move to seven under for the tournament.
Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki is one shot back in second after overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul dropped back.
World number one Nelly Korda kept alive her quest for a third major of the year after a disappointing Thursday with a 68 to move to one under for the tournament.
Maguire had started the day on two over, and was four over after two holes following consecutive early bogeys.
Birdies on the par-five sixth and ninth holes put her in better stead going down the back nine but a double bogey at 13 was costly. She dropped another shot at the 14th and finished her round on five-over overall.
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