Lexi Thompson misses PGA Tour cut in Las Vegas despite rallying with second-round 69

After shooting a first-round 73 which left her with work to do, Thompson rallied to post a two-under-par 69 on Friday to get her total to level par.

Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to survive the halfway cut, which fell at three under after American duo Cameron Champ and Lanto Griffin set the pace at 12-under 130.

Thompson missed a six-foot putt for birdie on her final hole which would have matched the lowest score on the PGA Tour by a woman - a 68 carded by Michelle Wie West in the 2004 and 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Thompson was hoping to become the first woman to make the cut on the PGA Tour since Shirley Spork achieved a 105th-place result at the 1952 Barracuda Championship.

"I'm very proud. I played really well today, came out super early, and bogeyed 17 but made a great save on 18 there, and just overall played very steady," she said.

"As the day went on, I tried to stay committed to my targets out there and to my swing thoughts, and just enjoyed the whole experience," added Thompson, who was playing on a sponsor's exemption.

Thompson started her round nicely with a string of birdies but was left to rue bogeys on the par-3 fifth and eighth holes, the first coming after she drove the ball out of bounds and was forced to take a penalty.

Co-leader Champ made seven birdies and three bogeys in his round of 67, after making most of his gains with his opening 63 on Thursday.

Griffin followed up his opening 64 with another well-played 66 to join Champ at the top.

The duo hold a one-shot lead over Sweden's Henrik Norlander.

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