Nelly Korda visibly emotional after implosion at Women’s PGA Championship

Nelly Korda looked visibly shaken after imploding at the Women’s PGA Championship and crashing out of the tournament.

The World No.1 missed the cut at the Women’s PGA Championship after hitting a nine-over par second-round 81 in Seattle.

That included one double-bogey and eight bogeys, four of which came on the first four holes in a shocking capitulation.

Korda looked visibly upset as she made her way to the next hole, shaking her head in dismay and wiping her face.

It saw her end the day six over par, missing the cut – the third tournament in a row where she has done so after similar fates in the US Women’s Open and Meijer LPGA Classic.

“It’s just golf recently for me,” she said, having went into the second day a shot off the lead.

“No words for how I’m playing right now. I’m just going to go home and try to reset.

“A lot went my way at the beginning part of the year, and just giving it back.”

The 25-year-old won her first major of the year at the Chevron Championship and was aiming for her seventh victory of 2024.

Meanwhile, English pair Charley Hull and Georgia Hall have made the cut and are the only two Britons left in the competition.

Hull carded a 73, one under par, while Hall registered a 75, two over, while Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow exited on 11 over.

Sarah Schmelzel and Amy Yang have moved into the joint lead at the Sahalee Country Club with overnight leader Lexi Thomspon falling to third.

American Schmelzel carded a 67 and South Korea’s Yang a 68 while the former has never won an LPGA event.

“I kind of caught a glimpse of leaderboard on 17 and saw I was right around the lead,” Schmelzel said.

“It was just nice to be able to finish that well, too, knowing I was around the lead in a major.”