Lexi Thompson looked like she was on the cusp of a historic weekend in Las Vegas.
She was right on the edge of the cutline late in her second round at the Shriners Children's Open, but a couple of late bogeys likely sunk her chances.and was trying to be the first one to make a PGA cut since 1945, when Babe Didrikson Zaharias did it twice. Zaharias is the only woman to accomplish the feat.
She's the just the second woman to finish a round in the 60s on the PGA Tour after Michelle Wie West carded 68 two separate times at the Sony Open. While she came up short of of the cutline, Thompson was in high spirits after the round after being followed by a large gallery, including several kids, throughout Thursday and Friday in Vegas.
Thompson was invited to play this week as a sponsor's exemption. While the 28-year-old hasn't won on the LPGA Tour since 2019 and is the 25th-ranked woman in the world, she's known for being one of the longer hitters on tour. That makes her uniquely qualified to play in a men's tournament, where the tee boxes are set up significantly farther back compared to women's events.
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