Nelly Korda has put herself in position for her first victory of the LPGA season, in the season finale. Korda shot an 8-under 64 at Tiburon Golf Club on Friday to take the clubhouse lead in the CME Group Tour Championship.
After a seven-win season, Korda is 0-for-19 this year. She started the week with a 1-under 71, moving her seven off the lead and leaving her frustrated with her putting.
“I just saw a lot of burnt edges and kind of lip-outs,” Korda said of her opening 18 in Naples, Florida. She went to the practice green after the round and after five minutes of watching some putts fall, she left satisfied.
“When I got back here this morning the conditions were great. The wind wasn’t really that strong. I was able to be really aggressive after a lot of these pins and a few putts in,” she said.
“It’s always nice to come back after a little frustrating round where you think you played better than you scored. It’s nice to score well the next day.”
Korda made nine birdies and one bogey in Round 2 to move to 9 under for the tournament. She was one ahead of Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee, who were both on the course when Korda finished.
It wasn’t just Korda’s putter – which she used just 26 times on Friday – that led to her low score. She hit all 14 fairways and 16 of the 18 greens in regulation. Last week she put new irons in Annika’s bag in an attempt to get more spin.
She also went 71-63 a week ago before a 68-69 weekend left her tied for 15th. She will have to keep a better pace these final 36 holes to avoid a ’25 shutout.
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