SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) - Nelly Korda birdied her final hole for a 3-under 69 to take the early lead in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday.
Nelly Korda shoots 69 and takes the early lead at the Women’s PGA Championship
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) - Nelly Korda birdied her final hole for a 3-under 69 to take the early lead in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday.
Korda started on the back nine and the No. 1 player in the world made four birdies in her first five holes. But parts of the morning were a scramble for Korda as the Douglass fir, red cedar and hemlock trees of Sahalee played their role in making it a challenge. A double bogey on the par-4 fourth hole dropped her back to 2 under.
"If you try and be aggressive when you’ve hit it off line, it just bites you in the butt," Korda said. "Overall I think I played pretty well. I took my chances where I could and I played safe the majority of the round."
Korda dropped a 15-foot putt on the par-3 ninth hole to take a one-shot advantage.