Solheim Cup: Chiara Tamburlini faces nervous wait over Team Europe debut after emotional AIG Women's Open missed cut

An emotional Chiara Tamburlini faces a nervous wait to see if she has qualified for Team Europe’s Solheim Cup side after missing the cut at the AIG Women’s Open.

Tamburlini came into the final women's major of the year second in the Ladies European Tour's Solheim Cup points list, with the top two in those standings after this week securing their spot in Anna Nordqvist's side.

The Swiss player arrived at Royal Lytham & St Annes with a slender 1.1-point lead over Helen Briem, with Tamburlini posting a four-bogey finish to her opening-round 75 and confirming her early exit with a three-over 74 on Friday morning.

Briem and France's Agathe Laisne also missed the cut to end their automatic qualification hopes, but Tamburlini is still left relying on other players' performances over the weekend to see whether she will make her Solheim Cup debut.