Sorenstam, the two-time defending champion of the LPGA Tour's season-ending ADT Championship, missed the cut after Friday's second round and won't be among the 16 women continuing on in the chase for the event's record US$1-million first prize.

The world's No. 1 player missed an LPGA cut for only the sixth time in 250 tour starts since the start of the 1995 season. Sorenstam shot an even-par 72 Friday and finished 36 holes at 2-over, one shot away from what would have put her in a playoff.

``I didn't have much going for me today,'' Sorenstam said.

Lorie Kane of Charlottetown shot a 69 on Friday but also missed the cut after finishing two rounds at 3-over.

Japan's Ai Miyazato, the first-round leader, shot 69 Friday and moved to 7-under, two shots ahead of Julieta Granada (69). Natalie Gulbis (70) and Karrie Webb (71) were another shot back at 4-under.

After the second round was complete, six players _ player of the year Lorena Ochoa, Juli Inkster, Brittany Lang, Jee Young Lee, Pat Hurst and Morgan Pressel _ went into a playoff for the final three spots in the 16-woman third-round field.

Unlike most tournaments, where anyone tied on the cut line advances, the ADT format calls for only 16 players to reach the third round, then eight move on to final round _ when the scores from the first three days are wiped out and the survivors play for the biggest check in LPGA history.

Sorenstam, the tour's all-time money leader, won't be in that mix.

``I hit 15 greens. I think that's very good on this course, very respectable,'' Sorenstam said. ``I hit a lot of good putts that just didn't go in. Just one of those weeks, really. I tried very, very hard. It's not because of lack of trying. I gave it all.''

Sorenstam made only three birdies in two days, and made two great par saves in her final three holes to stay near the cut line. On the par-5 15th, her tee ball sailed into a creek and she took a drop, then punched short of the green before hitting her fourth shot within 4 feet. Then on the par-4 18th, her tee shot went into a bunker, forcing her to play short of the green again _ and she made a 20-footer for par there.

She waited around, munching on grapes, but learned little more than an hour later that her hopes of sneaking into a playoff were gone.