Trump Misses Cut Despite Improvement On Lpga Debut

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-9 L Grant (Swe), G Kim (Aus); -8 H Ryu (Kor), J Kupcho (US); -7 G Lopez (Mex)

Selected others: -6 N Korda (US), C Ciganda (Spa); -5 C Hull (Eng), E Henseleit (Ger); -1 L Maguire (Ire); +5 L Thompson (US); +18 K Trump (US)

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Kai Trump missed nan trim connected her LPGA debut aft a five-over 75 near her connected 18 complete par wide astatine nan Annika tourney successful Florida.

The 18-year-old amateur, who is nan granddaughter of US President Donald Trump, was past successful nan 108-player section astatine nan extremity of nan 2nd round.

Trump, who was competing arsenic a sponsor exemption astatine Pelican Golf Club, did make a important betterment connected nan 83 she signed for connected Thursday, erstwhile she drew ample galleries and struggled pinch nerves.

She made birdies connected nan third, seventh, 11th and 12th aft almost sinking an 8 robust from 140 yards for what would person been her maiden hole-in-one.

"For nan first time I was decidedly really nervous. I deliberation nan nerves conscionable sewage to me," Trump said.

"When I went retired location coming I felt very calm and serene to beryllium honorable pinch you. That's why I played better."

While she besides made par connected nan daunting 18th spread for nan 2nd consecutive time location were respective challenging moments including a triple-bogey 7 connected nan par-four fifth.

"Things are going to happen. Once it happens you can't spell backmost successful clip and hole it," added Trump, whose mother Vanessa dates 15-time men's awesome champion Tiger Woods.

"The champion point I could do is move on. Like I told my caddie, Allan [Kournikova], benignant of conscionable started laughing. It is what it is. We sewage that retired of nan way, truthful let's conscionable move on. It was beautiful easy to move connected aft that."

Trump, who has committed to playing for nan University of Miami adjacent year, has played only 3 events this term.

She is besides classed number 461 successful nan American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings yet was still capable to make a large impression, averaging 241 yards disconnected nan tee and uncovering 11 of 14 fairways.

"That's really good, considering this is not conscionable an easy LPGA event, this is astir apt 1 of nan harder courses that we play on," said England's Charley Hull, who played 3 groups up of Trump.

Hull, who has had visa and sickness issues successful nan build-up to nan tournament, is astatine 5 nether wide and sits 4 strokes adrift of associated leaders Linn Grant and Grace Kim.

World number 2 Nelly Korda is successful a five-way necktie for sixth astatine six nether par alongside nan likes of Spain's Carlota Ciganda, aft firing a seven-under 63 connected Friday.