TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) Annika Sorenstam didn't make the cut. Neither did U.S. Open champion Juli Inkster.

LPGA rookie Candie Kung shared the lead halfway through a major.

Unthinkable? Well, welcome to the Women's British Open on a links course at Turnberry. Like the men's equivalent, anything is possible.

Nineteen players eagled the par-5 third hole, yet some needed a driver to make the green at the par-3 sixth. It all depends on the direction and strength of the wind.

Kung, a Taiwanese player who took up golf after her family moved to California in 1995, shared the lead at 8-under 136 with Sweden's Carin Koch going into Saturday's third round.

One stroke behind them was two-time champion Karrie Webb of Australia, Americans Beth Bauer and Tina Barrett and Spain's Paula Marti. They were all tied for third at 7-under 135.

Sorenstam and Inkster weren't joining them.

Sorenstam followed an opening 73 with a 77, finishing with a 36-hole total of 6-over 150, missing the cut for the first time in 75 events. The cut was 1 over.

The Swede, who won six tournaments this year including the Nabisco Championship, made the cut in 74 straight tournaments, dating to the U.S. Women's Open in June 1999. That was a record for players currently on tour.

"I had two unplayables and a triple in two days and, if you have that, you can't really score here," she said. "It's a bummer because I came here feeling good about my game and I had prepared exactly the way I wanted."

Inkster, a winner of seven majors, shot a 78 and missed the cut with a 9-over total of 153.

"I was struggling with my swing the entire week," the American said. "I just didn't know where it was going. But I will go home, regroup and work on my swing and I'll be just fine."

Kung followed up the tournament-leading 65 she made on her 21st birthday on Friday with a 1-under 71. She would have retained the outright lead but missed a four-foot putt on the last hole.

"If you want to win tournaments then, 100 percent you have got to make all of those," said Kung, who missed another short putt at 17.

Koch earned a share of the lead with a second straight 68.

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