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NBC Sports
13 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Lexi Thompson defends pace of play, playing schedule after USWO missed cut
Lexi Thompson wants to set a couple things straight. After missing the cut at the U.S. Women's Open, Thompson took to social media on Sunday morning to defend her pace of play and maintain that she's not, in fact, retired. Multiple photos and video clips showed Charley Hull, who was grouped with Thompson and Nelly Korda for the first 36 holes, seemingly frustrated with the slow pace. In one image, Hull was sitting on the ninth tee box at Erin Hills before Thompson finished up her eighth hole. Hull was also filmed sighing as Thompson took a while to stroke her putt on the opening hole. 'In reality, my game wasn't ready for the week, even though I put a lot of hard work into it, but that wasn't going to stop me from fighting through the week,' Thompson wrote. 'I also want to add on this, because pace of place was a huge talk this week. Want people to realize our group basically waited on every single hole on the group in front. We were never out of position, warned, or [put] on clock. I'll be the first one to say I'm not as fast as my playing partners the two days, but I'm also the last person that wants to be out there for six hours. So, before you make assumptions, make sure you get all the facts right before basing it on pictures and little clips. That's all!' Thompson then transitioned to the subject of her retirement, or non-retirement. It was at last summer's U.S. Women's Open where Thompson announced she was stepping away from full-time golf. The announcement was made via a long video montage while the LPGA put out a release that read, 'Lexi Thompson announces retirement from LPGA Tour.' For the rest of the season, Thompson was showered with thank-you messages from tournaments and fans. When she ended her year at the CME Group Tour Championship, she tearfully said, 'It was very emotional. Really wasn't until I got to No. 9 for some reason. Kind of all hit me. Yeah, it's just always a special week regardless if it was my last tournament as a full-time schedule or not.' This week's U.S. Women's Open was Thompson's fifth start of the year. Last year, she made her seventh start of the season at the championship. 'I'm not sure how many times I'll have to repeat this, but I never used the word retire,' Thompson wrote. 'I said not a full-time schedule, because I'm not sure how much I will play. Just taking it one at a time. That's why I'm still playing the tournaments I actually enjoy or want to play in.'
Daily Record
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Furious Lexi Thompson tells snipers 'get your facts right' as she fires back at slow-play finger pointing
American star sets record straight after her outings at the Women's US Open Straight-talking Lexi Thompson has fired back at critics who pointed accusing fingers in her direction over slow play at the US Women's Open. The American star has come out strongly having been at the centre of social-media jibes and sniping during the tournament at Erin Hills. Thompson stood accused of being a culprit during her two outings alongside Charley Hull and Nelly Korda as rounds dragged towards six hours at the major. Social media pictures showed the English star sitting at the ninth tee waiting as Thompson and Korda holed out on the eighth green. Hull was also reported to have been walking 50 yards ahead of the American pair following their tee shots on the last hole and that led to suggestions of annoyance. But Thompson. who missed the cut at Erin Hills, has taken to her Instagram to set the record straight on the situation and give her version of events. After praising the USGA, volunteers and fans, she went on write: 'Because pace of play was a huge talking point this week. Want people to realise our group basically waited on every single hole on the group in front, we were never out of position/warned/or on clock. 'I'll be the first one to say I'm not as fast as my playing partners the two days, but I'm also the last person that wants to be out there for six hours. "So before you make assumptions, make sure you get all the facts right before basing it on pictures and little clips. That's all!'
USA Today
14 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Lexi Thompson posts message reacting to slow play accusations at 2025 U.S. Women's Open
Lexi Thompson posts message reacting to slow play accusations at 2025 U.S. Women's Open After posting scores of 73 and 74 at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, Lexi Thompson missed the cut at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open by two strokes. Thompson gets plenty of attention whenever she plays, but it was all amplified the first two days as she was grouped with Nelly Korda and Charley Hull. Thompson was playing in her 19th U.S. Women's Open, a tournament she hasn't missed since she was 12 years old in 2007. From the start of her round, there was talk of pace of play on social media, with video clips showing Hull sitting on the hole ahead, waiting for her group to finish the prior one. Thompson took plenty of strays as a result. On Sunday, she posted a message on Instagram that covered a lot of ground. She started with a Thank You to the USGA and the fans who turned out to support her. She then addressed slow play and stated that her group was "never out of position/warned/ or on the clock." She admitted she not as fast a player as Korda or Hull, two of the fastest players on tour. She ended her message with a reminder that while she's cutting back on her schedule and being more selective in when and where she plays, she never said she was retired.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
U.S. Women's Open cut tracker: Live updates on who will make the cut
TOWN OF ERIN − The second round of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills is underway, with some players looking to better their position to win the championship on Sunday and others working toward getting to the weekend at all by making the cut. The field of 156 players will be trimmed to the top 60 scores and ties. Lexi Thompson watches her putt for birdie miss the hole on the ninth green during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills. The leader's score doesn't matter for the cut. Currently, the lead is 4-under par. But that number doesn't mean much for the cut line as the top-60 scores and ties will advance to the weekend. Advertisement Professionals who don't make the cut will still earn $10,000. U.S. Women's Open cut line According to the USGA, the projected cut line for the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills is currently 2-over par for the tournament as the morning wave of tee times finished play. 6:30 p.m. update: Defending champion Yuka Saso to miss cut With the cut line holding firm at 1-over and fewer and fewer players left to finish, two-time U.S. Women's Open winner and defending champion Yuka Saso will miss the cut after shooting sent packingOne of the tournament favorites beginning the week was Jeeno Thitikul, the world's second-ranked player, but she was 3-over after two rounds and also missed the favorites Yani Tseng (+2), amateur Asterisk Talley (+2) and Lexi Thompson (+3) also did not make the weekend. 5 p.m. update: The cut line has moved A little after 5 p.m., the cut line dropped to 1-over, per the USGA. At that point, 64 players were at that score or better. Ten players were at 2-over. Advertisement Players at 3-over or worse are now very likely done for the tournament. 4 p.m. update: Players 3-over par may be on outside looking in As the morning wave of players finished their day and some of the afternoon groups have made the turn to their back nine, and the projected cut line remains 2-over. At 4 p.m., 76 players were at 2-over while another 10 were at 3-over. It appears at this juncture those at 3-over will be slamming their trunks and heading home for the weekend. Here are some notable players at 3-over who still have a chance to sneak inside the cut line: Lydia Ko (2-over on her round through nine holes) Jeongeun Lee6 (1-under on her round through seven holes) Lexi Thompson (73-74) and Nasa Hataoka (69-78) have finished their rounds at 3-over. 2 p.m. update: The 4-overs are in trouble As of 2 p.m. CT, there were 78 golfers with a score of 2-over or better, making 2-over the projected cut. There were 90 players at 3-over or better, so a lot would have to go wrong for many players for those at 4-over to make the weekend. Advertisement Here are some notable names that finished at 3-over who will need a lot of help for the cut line to move: Lexi Thompson, +3 (73-74) Nasa Hataoka, +3 (69-78) Here are some notable names at 4-over for the tournament: Hyo Joo Kim, +4 (75-73) Rose Zhang, +4 (through one hole) Jeongeun Lee6,* +4 (through one hole) Yani Tseng, +4 (through four holes) Sung Hyun Park, +5 (through one hole) *For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee6 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name. Morning update: Who is on the U.S. Women's Open cut line? Notable players who are around the early projected cut line of 1-over and need to make some birdies are: Allisen Corpuz, E (1:47 p.m.) Lexi Thompson, +1 (7:40 a.m.) Lydia Ko, +1 (1:25 p.m.) Who is in danger of missing the cut after 18 holes at U.S. Women's Open? The cut line is the top-60 players and ties, which included 78 players after the first round. Advertisement Notable names in danger of missing the weekend are: Yuka Saso, 2-over 74 Hyo Joo Kim, 3-over 75 Yani Tseng, 3-over 75 Haeran Ryu, 3-over 75 Jeeno Thitikul, 3-over 75 Rose Zhang, 4-over 76 Sung Hyun Park, 5-over 77 How many players at the U.S. Women's Open make the cut? The low 60 players and ties. What are recent cuts for the U.S. Women's Open? 2024: 8 over, Lancaster Country Club 2023: 6 over, Pebble Beach 2022: 4 over, Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club 2021: 6 over, The Olympic Club 2020: 3 over, Champions Golf Club 2019: 3 over, Country Club of Charleston 2018: 4 over, Shoal Creek Club U.S. Women's Open tee times Here are the second-round tee times. All times Central. Advertisement After the round, the field will be cut to the lowest 60 scores (plus ties): Starting at No. 10 6:45 a.m.: Kelly Tan (Malaysia); Lauren Nguyen (Houston, Texas); Napat Lertsadwattana (Thailand) 6:56 a.m.: Saki Baba (Japan); Gabriela Ruffels (Australia); Jenny Shin (Republic of Korea) 7:07 a.m.: Nasa Hataoka (Japan); Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach, California); Esther Henseleit (Germany) 7:18 a.m.: Amy Yang (Republic of Korea); Lottie Woad (England); Ayaka Furue (Japan) 7:29 a.m.: Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand); Angel Yin (Arcadia, California); Linn Grant (Sweden) 7:40 a.m.: Nelly Korda (Bradenton, Florida); Charley Hull (England); Lexi Thompson (Delray Beach, Florida) Advertisement 7:51 a.m.: Minjee Lee (Australia); Mao Saigo (Japan); Jin Young Ko (Republic of Korea) 8:02 a.m. : Jennifer Kupcho (Westminster, Colorado); Ruoning Yin (People's Republic of China); Madelene Sagstrom (Sweden) 8:13 a.m.: Aira Nagasawa (Japan); Dottie Ardina (Philippines); Pauline Roussin Bouchard (France) 8:24 a.m.-: Yuna Nishimura (Japan); Jasmine Suwannapura (Thailand); Asterisk Talley (Chowchilla, California) 8:35 a.m.: Suji Kim (Republic of Korea); Katie Li, Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Minami Katsu (Japan) 8:46 a.m.: Caley McGinty (England); Jennifer Elliott (Australia); Sophia Lee (Fairfield, California) Advertisement 8:57 a.m.: Jude Lee (Walnut, California); Hanna Alberto (Kingwood, Texas); Abbey Daniel (Covington, Louisiana) 12:30 p.m.: Kary Hollenbaugh (New Albany, Ohio); Pia Babnik (Slovenia); Jeongeun Lee5 (Republic of Korea) 12:41 p.m.: Kim Metraux (Switzerland); Dana Fall (Mesa, Arizona); YuSang Hou (Chinese Taipei) 12:52 p.m.: Yani Tseng (Chinese Taipei); Leta Lindley (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida); Hana Ryskova (Czechia) 1:03 p.m.: Carlota Ciganda (Spain); Sarah Schmelzel (Phoenix, Arizona); Steph Kyriacou (Australia) 1:14 p.m.: Haeran Ryu (Republic of Korea); Akie Iwai (Japan); Yealimi Noh (San Francisco, California) Advertisement 1:25 p.m.: Pajaree Anannarukarn (Thailand); Kiara Romero (San Jose, California); Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland) 1:36 p.m.: Jinhee Im (Republic of Korea); Chisato Iwai (Japan); Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark) 1:47 p.m.: In Gee Chun (Republic of Korea); Jeongeun Lee6 (Republic of Korea); Sung Hyun Park (Republic of Korea) 1:58 p.m.: Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa); Manon De Roey (Belgium); Narin An (Republic of Korea) 2:09 p.m.:. Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (Spain); Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand); Gemma Dryburgh (Scotland) 2:20 p.m.: Kotona Izumida (Japan); Aline Krauter (Germany); Celine Borge (Norway) Advertisement 2:31 p.m.: Amari Avery (Riverside, California); Daniela Darquea (Ecuador); Hazuki Kimura (Japan) 2:42 p.m.: Sarah Lim (Saratoga, California); Anna Huang (Canada); Hinata Ikeba (Japan) Starting at No. 1 6:45 a.m.: Hailee Cooper (Montgomery, Virginia).; Amanda Doherty (Atlanta, Georgia).; Jing Yan (People's Republic of China) 6:56 a.m.: Jiwon Jeon (Republic of Korea); Gabriella Kano (Fullerton, Colorado); Peiying Tsai (Chinese Taipei) 7:07 a.m.: Wichanee Meechai (Thailand); Nataliya Guseva (Miami, Florida); Shiho Kuwaki (Japan) 7:18 a.m.: Ingrid Lindblad (Sweden); Farah O'Keefe (Austin, Texas); Sei Young Kim (Republic of Korea) Advertisement 7:29 a.m.: Gaby Lopez (Mexico); Hyo Joo Kim (Republic of Korea); Leona Maguire (Ireland) 7:40 a.m: Miyu Yamashita (Japan); Chanettee Wannasaen (Thailand); Jiyai Shin (Republic of Korea) 7:51 a.m.: Lindy Duncan (Plantation, Florida); Ina Yoon (Republic of Korea); Sakura Koiwai (Japan) 8:02 a.m: Hyunjo Yoo (Republic of Korea); Paula Martin Sampedro (Spain); Chiara Tamburlini (Switzerland) 8:13 a.m.: Grace Kim (Australia); Youmin Hwang (Republic of Korea); Yui Kawamoto (Japan) 8:24 a.m.: Emily Odwin (Barbados); Maria Fassi (Mexico); Klara Davidson Spilkova (Czechia) 8:35 a.m. Julia Lopez Ramirez (Spain); Nicha Kanpai (Thailand); Isi Gabsa (Germany) Advertisement 8:46 a.m. Kailie Vongsaga (Diamond Bar, California); Sophie Hausmann (Germany); Rayee Feng (Short Hills, New Jersey) 8:57 a.m.: Dana Williams (Boca Raton, Florida).; Ilhee Lee (Republic of Korea); Nanoko Hayashi (Japan) 12:30 p.m.: Vanessa Borovilos (Canada); Gurleen Kaur (Houston, Texas); Leah John (Canada) 12:41 p.m.: Sophia Popov (Germany); Anna Nordqvist (Sweden); Hinako Shibuno (Japan) 12:52 p.m.: Hyejin Choi (Republic of Korea); Carla Bernat Escuder (Spain); Brooke Henderson (Canada) 1:03 p.m.: Hannah Green (Australia); Rio Takeda (Japan); Lauren Coughlin (Charlottesville, Virginia) Advertisement 1:14 p.m.: Maja Stark (Sweden); Celine Boutier (France); Megan Khang (Rockland, Massachusetts) 1:25 p.m.: Yuka Saso (Japan); Rianne Malixi (Philippines); Lydia Ko (New Zealand) 1:36 p.m.: Jeeno Thitikul (Thailand); Lilia Vu (Fountain Valley, California); Rose Zhang (Irvine, California) 1:47 p.m.: Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand); Allisen Corpuz (Kapolei, Hawaii); A Lim Kim (Republic of Korea) 1:58 p.m.: Andie Smith (Hobe Sound, Florida).; Arpichaya Yubol (Thailand); Dasom Ma (Republic of Korea) 2:09 p.m.: Mi Hyang Lee (Republic of Korea); Ai Suzuki (Japan); Sohyun Bae (Republic of Korea) Advertisement 2:20 p.m.: Auston Kim (St. Augustine, Florida).; Maria José Marin (Colombia); Seunghui Ro (Republic of Korea) 2:31 p.m.: Linnea Strom (Sweden); Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei); Brooke Biermann (Wildwood, Missouri) 2:42 p.m.: Celeste Dao (Canada); Katelyn Kong (North Hills, California); Elina Sinz (Katy, Texas) This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: U.S. Women's Open cut line 2025: See who made, missed cut
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Golf star Charley Hull shades rival Lexi Thompson in tense scenes at US Open
Golf star Charley Hull appeared to lose patience with Lexi Thompson during an awkward opening round of the US Women's Open. On Thursday, Hull and Thompson were paired alongside world No 1 Nelly Korda at Erin HIlls in Wisconsin, where the winner will take home $2.4million. But none is inside the top 30 after a tense opening round when Hull seemed to grow frustrated at Thompson's pace of play. The English star, who went viral for smoking on the course at last year's event, has previously been outspoken about slow play. And Hull appeared to take issue with the American as early as the opening hole on Thursday. A clip, which was posted to social media, showed Hull waiting as Thompson stood over a putt. As the American went through her meticulous pre-shot routine, Hull could be seen letting out a huge sigh. Charley already seems a bit frustrated with Lexi's pace—taking deep breaths and mumbling under her breath. And yep… this was just the first hole 👀 — Ways To Golf (@WaysToGolf) May 29, 2025 Charley already sitting on 9 tee before Lexi's finished up putting on 8. — Meg Adkins (@megadkins_TFE) May 29, 2025 By the time Thompson was putting on the eighth green, Hull had already headed to the ninth hole, where she sat down near the tee. Later, Hull began making her way down 18 before Korda and Thompson had finished hitting their tee shots. They eventually ended their round in a little under five and a half hours. Thompson went on to finish the opening round at one-over-par after carding a 73 at Erin Hills. That left the American in a tie for 59th. Hull and Korda, meanwhile, went one better. Both began the second round at level par. Last year Hull slammed the slow play of some of her rivals, branding it 'crazy'. She also suggested a radical plan to speed them up. 'I'm quite ruthless, but I said: "Listen, if you get three bad timings, every time there's a two-shot penalty. If you have three of them, you lose your Tour card instantly…" I'm sure that would hurry up a lot of people.' Thompson echoed Hull's concerns, admitting: 'Slow play is an issue... rounds shouldn't take more than four and a half hours, especially in threesomes.'
