Lancaster, United States -World number one Nelly Korda's hopes of a third major title imploded with a spectacular first-round meltdown at the US Women's Open on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as former champion Yuka Saso overcame brutal conditions to take a one-shot lead.
Lancaster, United States -World number one Nelly Korda 's hopes of a third major title imploded with a spectacular first-round meltdown at the US Women's Open on Thursday as former champion Yuka Saso overcame brutal conditions to take a one-shot lead. Korda arrived at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania as a heavy favorite after winning six of her past seven starts, including the year's first major tournament at the Chevron Championship in April.
From there, she landed the ball just outside eight feet from the hole and two-putted for 10.She added bogeys at the par-4 15th and par-3 17th, making the turn at 10-over 45, before playing the front side -- her second nine of the day -- at level par.With Korda out of the picture, Japan's 2021 champion Saso finished the day on top of the leaderboard, with back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes helping her post a two-under-par 68.
Saso Leads US Women's Open After Korda Meltdown
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