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Charley Hull turned heads with a breathtaking opening round of 9-under 63 at the Ford Championship, seizing a narrow one-shot lead over fellow competitor Nanna Koerstz Madsen. Defending champion Nelly Korda, though, finds herself in […]
Yin Leads as Korda Battles Back at LPGA’s CME
Jin Young Ko has surged to the top of the leaderboard, firing an impressive 66 in the second round at Liberty National. Hot on her heels is Nelly Korda, who delivered a stellar 65, keeping the competition fierce. Last year’s champion, Korda, finds herself tied with Brooke Henderson at 7-under par, just one stroke behind Ko.
Thanks to calmer winds today, many players in the top half of the field posted lower scores. The excitement builds as the top three contenders are all within two strokes of each other. With strong winds and rain predicted for tomorrow’s round, both Henderson and Korda are poised to mount a serious challenge against Ko as they head into what promises to be an exhilarating final round
Muni He has taken a share of the lead at the Women’s Open after Nelly Korda struggled on a windswept day at St Andrews.
The American shot a three-under-par 69 to join South Korea’s Shin Ji-yai at the top of the leaderboard.
Korda, the defending champion, battled to a 75 in the swirling winds that made scoring tough for most of the field.
Jessica Korda shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Friday and has a three-stroke lead halfway through the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston. Four birdies on the front and two on the back put Korda in command at the year’s second women’s major. Karrie Webb (68) and Ariya Jutanugarn (69) are tied for second with first-round leader Amy Yang (72) three shots behind.
Stacy Lewis fires 64 to take early lead in NW Arkansas Championship
ST. LOUIS – Stacy Lewis fired a seven-under par 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the NW Arkansas Championship.
The American, a two-time major winner, birdied four of her first six holes and added three more coming home to seize the early advantage at Pinnacle Country Club.
South Korea’s Chun In-gee, the reigning Women’s PGA Championship winner, and American Ally Ewing were tied for second after carding six-under 65s.
World number one Ko Jin-young of South Korea, seeking her third LPGA title of the season, opened with a 66 to sit one shot off the pace.
Defending champion Hannah Green of Australia fired a 68, while former world number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand struggled to a 71.
Nelly Korda, the world’s top-ranked player, will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing performance at the U.S. Women’s Open when she tees off at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Thursday. Korda, who has won three times on the LPGA Tour this season, finished tied for 49th at the U.S. Open after a final-round 76. However, she has a good record at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, having finished in the top 10 in each of the past three years.
Nelly Korda’s struggles on the LPGA Tour continued, missing the cut for the second consecutive week at the Meijer LPGA Classic. The world number one carded a second-round 74 to finish at 10-over 154, six strokes off the cut line. Korda, aiming to defend her 2019 title, has endured a disappointing start to the season, with this latest setback adding to her recent woes. The American has struggled for form, missing the cut in her previous two events and failing to finish in the top 10 in her last four starts. Korda’s struggles will raise concerns about her ability to maintain her position at the top of the rankings.
The 23-year-old American professional golfer Nelly Korda is six shots off the pace at the Volunteers of America Classic after a first-round 70 in Texas. Korda, who is aiming to break the LPGA Tour record of consecutive wins set by Annika Sorenstam in 2005, needs to finish top of the standings in three competitions in a row to beat the Swede’s mark of five in a row. Aged 14, Korda became the youngest in history to qualify for an LPGA major, and in 2021 she won the major Meijer LPGA Classic by three strokes.
