World No 1 Nelly Korda shot a second-round 81 to miss the cut at the PGA Championship by one shot.
A stroke behind first-round leader Lexi Thompson after an opening 3-under 69, Korda bogeyed the first four holes and also dropped strokes on six and nine to record a front-nine 42. The 25-year-old continued to struggle on the back nine, bogeying holes 11 and 14 before a double bogey on the 15. She made her lone birdie of the day on 18 to finish six over par.
'I drove really well, so fortunately able to take advantage of having some shorter irons in today.' Yang is searching for her first major title. Dealing with a back issue, she had the only bogey-free round of the tournament. The five-time LPGA winner had no trouble with the firmness of the poa annua greens in the afternoon, successfully scrambling for par in all eight attempts. She hit her 97-yard third shot on 18 to a foot to set up a birdie. 'Fairways are so tight,' Yang said.
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