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© 2020, Pikes Peak Television, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO, USA Nelly Korda is closing on her first major golf title as a five-under 67 saw the young American take a two-shot halfway lead at the ANA Inspiration in California.World number three Korda, whose sister Jessica is also a leading player on the LPGA Tour, will be hoping to continue her fine form to take the next step as a major winner, with her previous best third in the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship.The coronavirus pandemic saw the tournament, originally scheduled for April, moved to its September date, but there are absentees. 69° It started to return before COVID-19 pandemic shut down the LPGA Tour for five months, and the time in South Korea only helped.Nelly Korda has had Grand Slam events on her mind for the last two weeks, not just her own, and she made it through the first round Thursday of the ANA Inspiration with just the start she wanted.With heat-baked greens so firm she couldn't find pitch marks, Korda hit hybrid off the tee on the par-5 18th with a front pin. Market data provided by CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAnd this after returning from New York to watch his 20-year-old son, Sebastian Korda, make his Grand Slam debut in the U.S. Open, losing in four sets in the first round to Denis Shapovalov.Kang was pleased with her scoring, too, especially the 5-iron from 191 yards on the par-3 fifth that was inches away from an ace, a shot that elicited a scream of “Get in the hole!” from a voice Kang recognized.“Normally I would never agree to taking carts, but definitely under the circumstances with it being so hot out here, and I definitely felt like since the LPGA was allowing us to use them, it was definitely an advantage for us,” Henderson said without a trace of doubt.Chun was happy with her start, and more importantly, she's happy to be playing golf.
Her sister, Brittany, was among caddies who took advantage of a policy allowing them to drive carts because of the extreme heat.The temperatures didn't quite hit 100 degrees in the desert — that's for later in the week — making this the most comfortable day. Tweets by KRDONC13. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. There’s so much golf out there,” Korda said. Korda was a member of the 2015 U.S.
Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.Korda is better placed for immediate success in her sport, a three-time winner who already has risen to No. Tomorrow I’m going to have to battle the heat, battle the firmness of the greens, and it’s going to be a little bit more challenging, for sure.”NC State parents OK'd to attend Saturday football gameHer mother was excited, too, at least on that shot.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Nelly Korda leads at halfway in pursuit of maiden major title. Nelly has her own Instagram profile username @nellykorda where she has 142k followers over there. Nelly Korda is a special talent and 5 other observations from an unforgettable ANA Inspiration By: Alan Shipnuck September 15, 2020 Nelly Korda tees …
Five birdies from Korda kept Lee, who birdied three of the final five holes, at bay while another South Korean, Chun In-gee, fell back after a one-under 71 to be five back alongside Kelly Tan of Malaysia.Her previous low ranking didn’t qualify her for an invite to the ANA, while the five-year exemption the German gained for her victory at Royal Troon does not start until next spring.All the players face a grueling two rounds with the current heatwave in California expected to produce temperatures in excess of 100 degrees fahrenheit (37 celsius) on Saturday and Sunday. Colorado Springs Korda relied on steady play from tee to green and a “hot” putter, making crucial par saves from 20 feet at the par-5 second and 25 feet at the par-4 third.Also missing is this year’s first major winner, Sophia Popov, who stunned the golfing world by claiming the British Women’s Open last month as a rank outsider. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. All rights reserved. 3 in the women's world ranking because of consistently solid finishes.That became too much too handle, and Chun had to reset to find her passion. Junior Solheim Cup. I tell her, ‘Can you just watch instead of running off to the next hole?’”“Playing in the morning you have to take advantage of it because tomorrow, l think even par is going to be fantastic,” he said. 150.4k Followers, 564 Following, 334 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Nelly (@nellykorda)
1 in the world with a victory at Mission Hills, and Brooke Henderson of Canada were among those two shots behind.There was plenty to see, and a full week left as Kang tries to add another major and rise to No.