LPGA star Lexi Thompson misses cut by 3 shots at PGA tournament in Las Vegas
A chance to become the first woman in 78 years to make a 36-hole cut on the PGA Tour was in Lexi Thompson's sights Friday at the Shriners Children's Open. But two bogeys and a failed six-foot birdie putt on her final hole meant she missed the cut by three strokes.
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![Lexi Thompson of the United States made five birdies in a 10-hole stretch during Friday's second round at the Shriners Children's Open, only to make two bogeys toward the end. She missed a six-foot birdie putt on her final hole and missed the cut by three strokes in Las Vegas. Women's golfer bends at the knees while reacting to a putt during second-round play at the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6996412.1697291497!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/thompson-lexi-231013-1180.jpg)
A chance to become the first woman in 78 years to make a 36-hole cut on the PGA Tour was in Lexi Thompson's sights Friday at the Shriners Children's Open. But two bogeys and a failed six-foot birdie putt on her final hole meant she missed the cut by three strokes.