Ko Jin-young, Cut Off at Major Tournament AIG Women's Open

Tournament Round 2: Tied 128th at 6 Over Par
Korda Leads, Bu 2nd, Lydia Ko 5th
Shin Ji-ae, Lim Jin-hee, Shin Ji-eun Tied 11th

World No. 3 Ko Jin-young was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Ko Jin-young

On the 23rd (local time), at the St. Andrews Old Course (par 72) in Pipe, Scotland, UK, during the second round of the final major tournament of the LPGA Tour season, the AIG Women's Open (total prize money $9.5 million), she struggled with a 6-over-par 78, finishing tied for 128th place (10-over-par 154). She failed to enter the top 60 cut line (4-over-par 148), marking her second cut-off this year. She did not record a single birdie, making 4 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) rose to the top with 4 birdies and no bogeys, leading at 8-under-par 136. Defending champion Lilia Vu (USA), returning from a back injury, is tied for 2nd place (5-under-par 139) with Charley Hull (England). In-Ruening (China) is 4th (4-under-par 140), and Lydia Ko (New Zealand), who was inducted into the Hall of Fame after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is tied for 5th (3-under-par 141).

Korea’s Shin Ji-ae reduced one stroke to be tied for 11th place (2-under-par 142), eyeing a rise in the upper ranks. Lim Jin-hee and Shin Ji-eun also joined this group. Lee Mi-hyang lost 2 strokes and slipped to tied 18th place (1-under-par 143). Kim Hyo-joo is tied for 21st (even par 144), Kim In-kyung tied for 36th (2-over-par 146), Yang Hee-young and Lee So-mi tied for 47th (3-over-par 147), and Kim Se-young, Choi Hye-jin, and Ahn Na-rin are tied for 60th place.