Turner, Yang miss cut at Women’s Open

University of Tennessee golfer Marci Turner missed the cut by three shots at the U.S. Women’s Open in Southern Pines, N.C., on Saturday.

Turner, a rising senior, shot 4-over-par 76 to finish at 9-over 151.

Also missing the cut was former UT golfer Young-A Yang (74) at 156.

Intermittent rain delays through the first two days forced Turner off the course on Thursday with 10 holes left to play. She finished the first round Friday morning at 75 before beginning round two in the afternoon. Play was suspended once more, leaving the All-American with 6 holes to play and a 7:30 a.m. tee time Saturday.

“It was really frustrating,” Turner said. “Every 30 minutes we were waiting for an update. It was really hard to get in any kind of rhythm when you don’t know when you’re going to get back out there. I don’t like to wait. It’s still a good experience though. The course was still tough because there hasn’t been any rain on it.”

I felt good about shooting a 75 in the first round. I played the last 10 holes really well. The first few holes weren’t that bad, but not being able to get in any kind of rhythm hurt.”

Turner made birdies on No. 9 and 11 and made par on 10 holes in the first round. In round two, Turner made par on 13 holes and hit the fairway 86 percent of the time, but lack of a single birdie brought her score up to a 76.