Yoon leads as Korda bid for major hat-trick falters
That part, I think, I did great."American Korda is in a share of 19th after making five birdies but also a double bogey on the 16th hole.The 27-year-old four-time major winner won the Chevron Championship in April and the US Women's Open earlier this month."Honestly just made one bad swing, which ended up in a double. But overall, pretty happy with my day," said Korda."I put myself into a good position. You can't win it on the first day, but you can definitely lose it.
- ▪That part, I think, I did great."American Korda is in a share of 19th after making five birdies but also a double bogey on the 16th hole.The 27-year-old four-time major winner won the Chevron Championship in April and the US Women's Open ea
- ▪But overall, pretty happy with my day," said Korda."I put myself into a good position.
- ▪You can't win it on the first day, but you can definitely lose it.
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Yoon leads as Korda bid for major hat-trick faltersImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ina Yoon has never finished higher than fourth in a LPGA Tour eventByPaul BattisonBBC Sport JournalistPublished8 minutes agoWomen's PGA Championship first round-9 I Yoon (Kor); -7 K Davidson (Aus); -5 A Kim (Kor), A Pano (US); -4 A Krauter (Ger), H Choi (Kor), M Khang (US)Selected others: -2 N Korda (US); E L Woad (Eng); +1 C Hull (Eng), M Rhodes (Eng), G Dryburgh (Sco), L Walsh (Ire)Full leaderboardSouth Korea's Ina Yoon leads the Women's PGA Championship by two shots after the first round as Nellie Korda's hopes of a third straight major were dented.The 23-year-old made no bogeys in a nine-under-par 63 at Hazletine in Minnesota - and is seven shots clear of world number one Korda.Yoon, who is in…
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