LPGA: Nelly Korda close to Evian Championship lower line; play suspended

World No. 1 Nelly Korda is flirting with one other main championship disappointment.

After profitable the Chevron Championship and 5 different LPGA occasions this season, Korda has missed the lower in her final two main championship begins. At the U.S. Women’s Open, Korda carded a ten on the par-3 twelfth gap at Lancaster Country Club—her third gap of the championship, ending her possibilities. She couldn’t discover her swing in the course of the second spherical of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee, posting a 9-over 81 to overlook one other lower.

So this week, on the Amundi Evian Championship on the shores of picturesque Lake Geneva in France, Korda opened with a 2-under 69 to take a seat 5 pictures off the tempo. But as soon as once more, on Friday, the now two-time main champion struggled to seek out the shape she had earlier within the season. She acquired off to a poor begin, bogeying the par-4 2nd gap, which dropped her again to 1-under for the event. Another bogey on the tough par-3 eighth adopted, however Korda bounced again with a birdie on the par-5 ninth to exit in 1-over 36.

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She then made 5 straight pars earlier than event officers suspended play for the day. Korda is now at 1-under total by means of 14 holes—one shot above the lower line.

Ingrid Lindblad, Gemma Drybaugh, and Patty Tavatanakit held the first-round lead at 7-under par, however Japan’s Ayaka Furue, who has had a wonderful 2024 season, raced them by.

Furue sits at 12-under-par and nonetheless has 5 holes left to play in her second spherical. She owns the solo lead by three strokes as her eyes are set on capturing her first main championship victory. Furue additionally has eight top-10 finishes this season, which features a T-6 at Lancaster Country Club.

The second spherical will resume on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. native time—six hours forward of Eastern Standard Time. Sixty-six gamers nonetheless want to finish their spherical, whereas the highest 65 and ties will advance to the weekend after the conclusion of the second spherical.

Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be positive to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You can comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as properly.