Adelaide Friday February 15, 2019

Korda shoots into contention Down Under

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Nelly Korda has fired the low round of the day to catapult into contention at the Australian Women’s Open in Adelaide.

Andrew Spence

Friday February 15, 2019

Friday February 15, 2019

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Starting her round at 1-under, the 20 year old made eight birdies and two bogeys on her way to a 6-under 66 to take her total to 7-under, three shots from leaders Wei-Ling Hsu and Madelene Sagstrom.

It capped an amazing turnaround at the LPGA event for the Floridian who made a slow start to the tournament at The Grange Golf Club yesterday.

“I had a rough start yesterday, I bogeyed my first three holes … since then I’ve been playing pretty well,” Korda said.

“I hit a lot of fairways hit a lot of greens and I hit it really close today.

“I think I had a couple of two‑footers for birdie, so that really helps.

“It was a lot of fun. I got off to a really solid start and just kept it going.”

Chinese Taipei golfer Hsu followed her opening round 65 with a 69 to reach 10-under at the halfway stage while Swede Sagstrom shot a pair of 67s. Aussie Hannah Green and 2016 Australian Women’s Open Champion Japan’s Haru Nomura are tied in third with Korda on -7.

Kris Tamulis is in a tie for seventh on 5-under a stroke clear of fellow American Marissa Steen and Canada’s Alena Sharp on -4.

A host of high-profile players missed the cut including Paula Creamer, Lydia Ko, Pernilla Lindberg and Georgia Hall.

This is a Creative Commons story from The Lead South Australia, a news service providing stories about innovation in South Australia. Please feel free to use the story in any form of media. The story sources are linked in with the copy and all contacts are willing to talk further about the story. <h1>Korda shoots into contention Down Under</h1> <p><p>Nelly Korda has fired the low round of the day to catapult into contention at the Australian Women’s Open in Adelaide.</p> </p> <address><a href="https://theleadsouthaustralia.com.au/contributors/andrew-spence/" class=author>Andrew Spence</a></address> <p>Starting her round at 1-under, the 20 year old made eight birdies and two bogeys on her way to a 6-under 66 to take her total to 7-under, three shots from leaders Wei-Ling Hsu and Madelene Sagstrom.</p> <p>It capped an amazing turnaround at the LPGA event for the Floridian who made a slow start to the tournament at The Grange Golf Club yesterday.</p> <p>“I had a rough start yesterday, I bogeyed my first three holes … since then I’ve been playing pretty well,” Korda said.</p> <p>“I hit a lot of fairways hit a lot of greens and I hit it really close today.</p> <p>“I think I had a couple of two‑footers for birdie, so that really helps.</p> <p>“It was a lot of fun. I got off to a really solid start and just kept it going.”</p> <p>Chinese Taipei golfer Hsu followed her opening round 65 with a 69 to reach 10-under at the halfway stage while Swede Sagstrom shot a pair of 67s. Aussie Hannah Green and 2016 Australian Women’s Open Champion Japan’s Haru Nomura are tied in third with Korda on -7.</p> <p>Kris Tamulis is in a tie for seventh on 5-under a stroke clear of fellow American Marissa Steen and Canada’s Alena Sharp on -4.</p> <p>A host of high-profile players missed the cut including Paula Creamer, Lydia Ko, Pernilla Lindberg and Georgia Hall.</p> Copy to Clipboard

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