Handful of notables miss cut at 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur

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The first two rounds of the Augusta National Women's Amateur are in the books, which means a majority of the field is done playing competitively for the week.

Each player will compete in a practice round Friday at Augusta National Golf Club, but only those who made the cut will play in the final round Saturday. Last year's runner-up, Asterisk Talley, leads the field at 11 under, a shot ahead of Stanford's Meja Ortengren.

The cut came at 1 under this year, the first time in ANWA history the cut line has been under par. Among those missing the cut include a pair of top-10 amateurs in the world and a past champions.

Here's a look at the notables who missed the cut in the ANWA.

Notables to miss cut at the ANWA​

Rianne Malixi (Even par)​

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The 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur champion bogeyed her final hole of the day to miss the final round by a shot.

Eila Galitsky (Even par)​

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One of the longest hitters in the amateur game birdied three of her final four holes but couldn't overcome a 74 on Wednesday. "I did not like putting that pressure on myself to having to do that on the last four holes, but you know, I felt like I did step up to the occasion," she said.

Jasmine Koo (Even par)​

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A pair of back-nine birdies got Koo within a stroke, but she wasn't able to birdie the closing par 5 and misses the final round by a shot.

Kary Hollenbaugh (Even par)​

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Hollenbaugh made the cut last year and needed a birdie on her final hole to make the cut this time around and just missed the putt.

Brooke Biermann (Even par)​

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The 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up also had a birdie look on the last hole to make the cut, but the attempt just slid by.

Bailey Shoemaker (2 over)​

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The runner-up from 2024 had consecutive rounds of 73 at Champions Retreat but will miss out on the weekend.

Megha Ganne (7 over)​

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The U.S. Women's Amateur champion hasn't played in a few weeks for Stanford and shot 77 on Wednesday. Ganne shot 63 in the first round last year.

Tsubasa Kajitani (21 over)​

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The 2021 champion shot consecutive rounds in the 80s and has not made the weekend at the championship since winning.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: ANWA 2026 scores: Numerous stars miss cut, heading home early

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