Nelly Korda within striking distance at LPGA’s HGV Tournament of Champions
ORLANDO, Fla. — After a tough start, World No. 1 Nelly Korda finally found her groove on Friday and made a massive move up the leaderboard at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
She began with three straight pars and a bogey, which dropped her back to even par for the championship through 22 holes overall. Korda started on the 10th hole, so after giving up a shot at the par-3 13th, she bounced back with two consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes to get to 2-under. Another par-breaker followed on the challenging par-4 18th, and then she made three more birdies on the front nine to ultimately card a 5-under 67.
“Just capitalized a little bit more, and I made some more putts. I hit a few more solid shots today,” Korda assessed.
