World No. 1 Nelly Korda is making an attempt to defend her title at the 2025 Mizuho Americas Open. She completed her first spherical at T14, tied with 9 different gamers.
The Bradenton-born has gained 15 occasions on the LPGA Tour and three on the Women European Tour. A two-time main championship winner, she has claimed titles in the Chevron Championship and Girls’s PGA Championship.
Nelly Korda teed off in the Mizuho Americas Open towards prime gamers reminiscent of Corridor of Famer Lydia Ko and six-time LPGA Tour winner Hannah Inexperienced. In her first spherical, she opened with a bogey on gap one and birdies on the second and third holes. She shot yet another bogey on the entrance 9 and went bogey-free on the again 9.
At the finish of Nelly Korda’s spherical, she carded four-under 68 and completed at T14, 4 strokes behind Jeeno Thitikul, who’s in the lead. Right here’s a take a look at the defending champion’s scorecard from her first spherical at the Mizuho Americas Open:
Round 1
- Gap 1 (par 4) – 5
- Gap 2 (par 3) – 2
- Gap 3 (par 4) – 3
- Gap 4 (par 4) – 3
- Gap 5 (par 4) – 4
- Gap 6 (par 5) – 4
- Gap 7 (par 4) – 5
- Gap 8 (par 5) – 4
- Gap 9 (par 4) – 4
- Gap 10 (par 5) – 4
- Gap 11 (par 3) – 3
- Gap 12 (par 4) – 3
- Gap 13 (par 5) – 5
- Gap 14 (par 3) – 3
- Gap 15 (par 4) – 4
- Gap 16 (par 4) – 4
- Gap 17 (par 4) – 4
- Gap 18 (par 4) – 4
How many LPGA Tour occasions has Nelly Korda gained this 12 months?
Nelly Korda has teed off in seven LPGA Tour occasions, together with the Mizuho Americas Open. Nonetheless, she’s but to safe her first title of the 12 months.
The 26-year-old golfer kicked off the 12 months at the Hilton Grand Holidays Event of Champions, the place she narrowly missed the victory by two strokes. She positioned second place with 18-under.
Nelly Korda’s second-best place this 12 months was at the Founders Cup in her hometown of Bradenton. She scored 12-under at the Bradenton Nation Membership and positioned at T7.
Subsequent, Korda battled it out at the Ford Championship however was no match for the Whirlwind Golf Membership. She shot 14-under and completed at T22, her worst efficiency to this point. At the T-Cell Match Play, she was defeated by Ariya Jutanugarn and was eradicated in the robin spherical. Following that, she competed in the JM Eagle LA Championship and completed at T16 with 14-under.
The 15-time LPGA Tour winner tried to defend her title at the Chevron Championship however had a disappointing efficiency in the opening spherical. Nonetheless, she picked up the tempo in her second spherical, made the reduce, and completed at T14.
alt=”Sarah Rishama Madaki” top=”72″ width=”72″>
Edited by Tushhita Barua
