Korda hits 81 to miss cut at Women's PGA Championship

Women's PGA Championship 2nd round

-6 S Schmelzel (US), A nan (Kor); -4 JY Ko (Kor), H Shibuno (Jpn), L Thompson (US); -3 L Maguire (Ire), HR Ryu (Kor), M Yamashita (Jpn)

Selected others: -1 C Hull (Eng); +2 G Hall (Eng); +6 N Korda (US)

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Nelly Korda missed nan trim astatine nan Women’s PGA Championship arsenic Sarah Schmelzel and Amy nan moved into nan associated lead aft nan 2nd information successful Seattle.

World number 1 Korda changeable a nine-over par second-round 81 which included a double bogey, 8 bogeys - 4 of which came connected nan first 4 holes - and 1 birdie.

The 25-year-old American, who won nan first awesome of nan play and was aiming for her seventh triumph of nan year, vanished connected six complete par.

"No words for really I'm playing correct now," said Korda, who was 1 changeable disconnected nan lead successful associated 2nd pursuing nan first round.

"I'm conscionable going to spell location and effort to reset.

"A batch went my measurement astatine nan opening portion of nan year, and conscionable giving it back."

American Schmelzel carded a 67 and South Korea's nan a 68 successful nan 2nd information astatine nan Sahalee Country Club to move apical of nan leaderboard connected six nether par.

Overnight leader Lexi Thompson is successful associated 3rd connected 4 nether aft a 72, while Ireland's Leona Maguire (71) is 1 changeable further back.

England's Charley Hull carded a 73 and is connected 1 nether while compatriot Georgia Hall, connected 2 over, was nan only different Briton to make nan cut.

Schmelzel, who has ne'er won an LPGA event, deed nan past of Friday's six birdies connected nan past hole.

"I benignant of caught a glimpse of leaderboard connected 17 and saw I was correct astir nan lead," she said.

"It was conscionable bully to beryllium capable to decorativeness that well, too, knowing I was astir nan lead successful a major."