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Nelly Korda put herself in place for a file sixth straight win on the LPGA Tour, capturing a comparatively mistakefree 3under 69 within the first spherical of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.
CLIFTON, N.J.: Nelly Korda put herself in place for a file sixth straight win on the LPGA Tour, capturing a comparatively mistake-free 3-under 69 within the first spherical of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.
The spherical of 4 birdies and a bogey on the Higher Montclair Nation Membership left the 25-year-old American 4 photographs behind early chief Madelene Sagstrom, who had a 65 on a course she loves.
Teeing off simply earlier than 8 a.m. EDT on the again 9 with defending champion Jin Younger Ko of South Korea and 2022 titlist Minjee Lee of Australia, Korda didn’t do a lot for the primary eight holes and solely appeared to get going when she rolled in a 10-foot birdie on her ninth gap to get to 1 below. She had quick birdies on No. 2 and No. 9, each par-5s, to complete.
“There’s nonetheless three extra days,” stated Korda, who used her quick sport to save lots of par a few instances. “You continue to have lots of issues that you simply — I do know the climate is just not purported to be nice and there’s simply various factors that go into the remainder of the match. So it’s positively good to get a superb spherical in. You understand, nonetheless a protracted, lengthy methods away from Sunday.”
Korda, who fulfilled a childhood dream by strolling on the purple carpet on the Met Gala on Monday, was adopted throughout her spherical by about 100 followers, who politely cheered her birdies on the course roughly 5 miles from New York. Among the many group had been 5 ladies sporting black T-shirts with “Everybody Watches Nelly Korda” on the entrance.
Sagstrom, a Swede who shot an opening-round 63 and completed third two years in the past, had six birdies, an eagle and a bogey enjoying within the first threesome off the again 9. She completed tenth right here final yr.
“This golf course to begin with fits my eye very well,” Sagstrom stated. “I’ve been enjoying round with the ball flight a bit of bit. My coach, Hans (Larsson), is on the town. That is the third yr he’s right here, too. We love the golf course.”
Marina Alex, a local of close by Wayne, New Jersey, was in a bunch at 68, together with Jin Hee Im of South Korea and Grace Kim of Australia.
Korda was tied at 69 with a big group that included Hannah Inexperienced of Australia, who gained the Los Angles Open two weeks in the past for her second victory on tour this yr. There was no occasion final week so she goes for her second straight win.
“I’m nonetheless a bit of bit stunned I’ve had two wins this yr, I’ll be trustworthy,” Inexperienced stated. “Wilshire, clearly I actually find it irresistible there. Singapore was an incredible putt on the final. I simply wish to preserve placing myself in competition and having these moments of attempting to win the trophy on Sunday.”
Lee and Ruoning Yin of China, who gained the Girls’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol in New Jersey final yr, had been in a bunch at 2-under. Ko shot 72.
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