Chevron Championship: 5 greatest names to overlook the minimize

The LPGA Tour is on the midway mark throughout its first main, the Chevron Championship.

Nelly Korda is unbelievably in rivalry to win her fifth straight event, and younger gamers crowd the highest of the leaderboard.

The Prime 73 and ties made the weekend whereas the opposite half of the sector was despatched packing. A few of the top-ranked girls in golf have been amongst those that missed the minimize at The Membership at Charlton Woods in The Woodlands, TX.

It was windy, with gusts upwards of 20 miles per hour, giving the women some hassle. That led to a number of the greatest gamers on the LPGA to have a brief week.

In the meantime, defending champion Lilia Vu withdrew from the event forward of her spherical on Thursday because of a again damage.

So, listed below are the 5 greatest names to overlook the minimize on the LPGA’s first main championship.

Rose Zhang

Rose Zhang went 74-75 by means of the primary two days of play to complete at 5-over for the event. After ending within the prime 10 in three of the 4 majors she performed in final yr, it’s a shock to see the younger phenom head dwelling early.

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A double bogey on the tenth was detrimental, however the Chevron rookie couldn’t rating. On Friday, she recorded 14 pars and only one birdie. Zhang missed the minimize by three pictures. Not getting birdie putts to drop on that second day price her.

Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson struggled on Thursday, posting a 6-over 78 as she made bogey or worse on her first six holes of the event.

Thompson shot 4 strokes higher on Friday together with her 2-over 74, however like Zhang, she struggled to attain. She completed at 8-over within the event, recording one double, 9 bogeys and three birdies in two days.

Leona Maguire

Coming off a runner-up end to Nelly Korda at Shadow Creek for the T-Cell LPGA Match Play occasion, Leona Maguire missed the minimize. On Thursday, Maguire shot even par to sit down above the minimize line.

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It was Friday’s spherical that noticed her battle although. Maguire carded a 4-over 76 with six bogeys and two birdies on the day. She hit simply six fairways and 6 greens, placing her out of place on the greens all day.

Celine Boutier

The No. 3 participant on the earth, Celine Boutier, struggled at The Woodlands. Like the opposite girls heading dwelling early, Boutier couldn’t rating. She went 75-73 all through the primary two rounds. On Thursday, 4 bogeys and a birdie noticed her end with 3-over 75.

Friday was two pictures higher, however after making two birdies in her first 4 holes, a double-bogey at 5 and a bogey at 9 took the wind out of her sails. Boutier made one other bogey on 11 to overlook the minimize by two pictures.

Jin Younger Ko

Jin Younger Ko is the No. 6 participant on the earth on the Rolex World Golf Rankings. She and Boutier are two of the highest-ranked gamers heading dwelling. Younger Ko missed the minimize by only one shot after she went 76-71 Thursday and Friday.

She recorded a double-bogey on 12 throughout Spherical 1 together with her 4 bogeys and two birdies to card a 4-over 76. Younger Ko was much better throughout her second spherical. She hit 15-of-18 greens on Friday, however struggled together with her putter.

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Another names who missed the minimize at The Chevron Championship have been Megan Khang, Stacy Lewis, In Gee Chun, Alison Lee, Patty Tavatanakit, Gaby Lopez, Lizette Salas, Minjee Lee, and Danielle Kang.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By. For extra golf protection, remember to observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You may also observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.