2024 U.S. Women’s Open: Top 5 Shocking Meltdowns Outside of Nelly Korda’s Missed Cut Explored

“I knew it was going to be a tough day.” admitted a sad Nelly Korda after the second round at the ongoing major, the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open. The golfer had failed to make the cut owing to her score of 10 over par after two days of play, much to the disappointment of her ardent fans. But she is not the only big name that failed to make a mark at the event at Lancaster Country Club.

While the likes of Wichanee Meechai, Andrea Lee, and Minjee Lee secured the top spots on the leaderboard after Friday’s play, there were many who fell below the cutline of 8 over par. As they move ahead in their run to claim the title of champion at the second major of the year in women’s golf, one can’t help but wonder who all failed to make their name part of the field on Moving Day.

LPGA Tour Pros who failed to make the cut at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open

1. Allisen Corpuz: The defending champion of the event was forced to leave early. The 26-year-old had emerged victorious at the 2023 edition of the major with a scintillating 9-under 279 but failed to make her presence felt at the ongoing contest. The golfer carded a figure of 12-over par over the two rounds, causing her to miss the cut.

The American professional could only dish out a total of four birdies as opposed to the number of bogeys she scored, at 11. Moreover, the athlete also took a triple-bogey 6 at the par-3 12th hole on the first day as well as a double bogey on the par-4, 5th hole on the second day, which played a major part in sealing away her chances of a comeback.

2. Lydia Ko: The New Zealand professional seems to have replicated the misfortune she faced at the Mizuho Americas Open, where she missed the cut as well. She also appears to be unable to make a repeat of her performances at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the LPGA Drive On Championship, and the Blue Bay LPGA, the first of which she had emerged victorious.

The Kiwi, unfortunately so, could only make a total of 3 birdies while scoring nine bogeys, two double bogeys, and one triple-bogey 8 at the par-5, 7th hole on Thursday. This caused her to finish with figures of 13 over par by the end of Friday, thereby allowing her to make the trip back home early for the first time in her career at the U.S. Women’s Open.

3. Brooke Henderson: Five birdies over the two days weren’t enough for the 26-year-old to become part of the field for Moving Day. The reason? She accompanied the same with a total of 13 bogeys, not to mention the two double bogeys she carded at the par-3 12th hole as well as the par-4 14th.

This marks the golfer’s first missed cut at the major championship out of the 12 starts she made over her career, making it her worst finish at the same if one were to ignore the withdrawal in 2018. Her best performance came in 2015, when she placed at T5, excluding the fact that she has finished a total of five times inside the top 15.

4. Rose Zhang: She was fresh off a withdrawal at the Mizuho Americas Open owing to an illness that forced her to fail in defending her title of champion at the same. The young golfer, however, failed to mark her return to the sport in grand fashion, as she was spotted way below the cutline with a score of 11 over par.

Although the 21-year-old made four birdies over the two rounds, she failed to make par on the rest of the holes, causing her to rake in 11 bogeys and two double bogeys. She scored the last two over the two days, one on Thursday at the par-5, 7th hole and the other on Friday at the par-3, 6th hole. This year, meanwhile, makes it the third time she has missed the cut at the major championship, the previous two of which came in 2020 and 2021.

5. Lexi Thompson: The 29-year-old failed to make the event a memorable one, despite it being her final U.S. Women’s Open. Even so, the American pro was extremely grateful for the opportunity that was given to her, as she emotionally said, ” It’s tough. That’s always a hard question. But I would just say enjoy every single experience, like really just embrace every shot you hit, every tournament you have. Just be grateful for everything that you have in your life.”

The athlete missed the cut at the major for the sixth time in her career, all thanks to the 13 birdies and the triple-bogey 7 she carded at the par-4, 10th. Even though she dished out three birdies as well, it wasn’t enough to make the +8 cut due to her totaling a figure of 13 over par over the two days of play.

These are but some of the top LPGA Tour Pros who failed to make the cut at the 79th U.S. Women’s Open that took place at the Lancaster Country Club. Regardless, the hype still hasn’t left the community and many would surely want to witness the emergence of the next major champ of 2024 after Korda.