Nelly Korda 36 holes from history, takes Chevron Championship lead

After Nelly Korda walked off the par-4 1st hole, you would have thought her chances of holding the lead by day’s end were slim to none.

But her “never give up” mentality came through once again on Friday at the Chevron Championship, the LPGA’s first major of the season.

“Yeah, started out with a double. That was fun,” Korda said.

“I hit two shots out of the left fairway bunker. I just didn’t catch it super clean, and it didn’t actually hit the bunker lining, just the grass, and bumped back in. Then I bounced back with a birdie and made a birdie on the following par-5.”

Korda’s opening

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