Kentucky's Laney Frye sank a putt to keep playing in the Augusta National Women's Amateur

Kentucky senior Laney Frye needed to sink a putt on 18 to make the cut at the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Playing in Thursday’s second round at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Frye’s 3-over 75 landed on the number, sending the Nicholasville, Kentucky, native into weekend play. On Saturday, Augusta National will host the tournament’s final round. Frye trails the leader, Lottie Woad, by eight strokes in Frye’s second appearance at the event. She missed the cut in 2023.

Watch the putt that made the cut in 2024 (via @KentuckyWGolf).

The putt that is sending Nicholasville, Kentucky, native, and UK All-American, @laneyfrye, to Augusta National for the final round Saturday! 💪💙🙏#ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/9rOQliEKqB

— Kentucky Women’s Golf (@KentuckyWGolf) April 4, 2024

Frye’s Kentucky teammate, Jensen Castle, also played two days of ANWA golf at Champions Retreat. However, Castle missed the cut in her third trip to Augusta, shooting 74-79.

Bad luck on 18

According to Brentley Romine with Golf Channel, Frye was the victim of a bad bounce on 18, costing her at least a stroke on the final hole. Romine tweeted, “Tough break for Kentucky’s Laney Frye. Laid up with a 4-iron on her last hole, the par-5 18th. Looked good, but it hit the 71-yard sprinkler head and kicked 45 yards left and into the water. She bogeyed to finish at 3 over.”

Tough break for Kentucky's Laney Frye. Laid up with a 4-iron on her last hole, the par-5 18th. Looked good, but it hit the 71-yard sprinkler head and kicked 45 yards left and into the water. She bogeyed to finish at 3 over.

Should make cut on number.

— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) April 4, 2024

Still, Frye advanced to Saturday’s final round. The 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Stroke Play co-Champion tees off with Amari Avery (USC) at 8:20 a.m. ET.

You can follow the final round from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. on NBC.

More on Laney Frye

Frye heads into postseason play with her Wildcat teammates later this month. Before she writes her next chapter at Kentucky, look at the long list of accolades from her bio on UKAthletics.com:

• 2024 LPGA Drive On Championship exemption
• 2022-23 Edith Cummings Munson Award Winner
• 2022-23 WGCA All-America Second Team
• 2022-23 Golfweek All-America Third Team
• 2022-23 CSC Academic All-America First Team
• 2022-23 All-SEC Second Team
• 2x Augusta National Women’s Amateur invitee (2023, 2024)
• 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Stroke Play co-Champion
• 2x UK SAAC Secretary (2022-23, 2023-24)
• 3x U.S. Women’s Amateur participant (2021, 2022, 2023)
• 3x WGCA All-American Scholar Team member (2021, 2022, 2023)
• 2021-22 SEC Community Service Team
• 2x SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021-22, 2022-23)
• 2020-21 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member