Australia's top women golf stars have crashed out of the penultimate major of the year, the Evian Championship in France, with defending champion Grace Kim the biggest casualty at the halfway mark.
But even the Aussies' failings, which included dismal performances from three-time major winner Minjee Lee and Gabriela Ruffels at the bottom of the pile, weren't as big a surprise as US world No.1 Nelly Korda crashing out on Friday (Saturday AEST).
It meant Korda's bid for a third-straight major and fifth overall has ended early at the Evian Resort, while rising English star Lottie Woad carded a seven-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead from Japan's overnight leader Akie Iwai.
