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Evian Championship: Lottie Woad storms into halfway lead of major, Charley Hull also in contention but Nelly Korda misses cut

Lottie Woad takes one-shot lead of year's fourth women's major but Nelly Korda misses cut as bid to complete career Grand Slam on Sunday ends; Charley Hull five back on Woad; watch the Amundi Evian Championship live on Sky Sports Golf with Saturday's coverage from 9am

Friday 10 July 2026 17:39, UK

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Lottie Woad birdies her final hole of the second round of the Amundi Evian Championship to take the lead with a seven-under-par 64

England's Lottie Woad shot a seven-under-par 64 to claim the halfway lead at the Amundi Evian Championship as she seeks her first major victory.

The 22-year-old, who has won twice on the LPGA Tour over the past year since turning professional and finished third in this event last year, moved ahead of overnight-leader Aki Iwai by one shot after the Japanese player's second-round 69.

Woad racked up eight birdies with her solitary dropped shot coming at the par-four 10th. She followed that bogey with three successive birdies and finished with a flourish with a four at the par-five 18th after just missing for eagle.

Lottie Woad
Image: Woad leads at the halfway stage in France

But world No 1 Nelly Korda's hunt for a career Grand Slam-clinching victory on Sunday is over after the American missed the cut for the first time since June 2024.

Korda's cut miss came on the same day that men's world No 1 Scottie Scheffler saw his own long run without an early exit come to an end at the Genesis Scottish Open.

Woad's compatriot Charley Hull is still in contention heading into the weekend after her one-under 70 left her at six under for the tournament, five shots off the pace.

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Hull, resuming her own bid for a maiden major title, combined three birdies and two bogeys and sits tied fifth with Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul, France's Nastasia Nadaud and Japan's Miyu Yamashita

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Charley Hull sits two shots off the lead at the Evian Championship
Image: Charley Hull is firmly in contention at the Evian Championship

Japan's Mao Saigo and Korea's Haeran Ryu are tied for third on eight under after both shooting rounds of 68.

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