The second spherical of the 2024 Chevron Championship, the primary Main of the ladies’s season, concluded at The Woodlands, Texas, with a notable shift in management. South Korean Jin Hee Im and Thai participant Atthaya Thitikul now share the highest spot.
Each the 25-year-old Im and the 21-year-old Thitikul posted spectacular totals of -8, with Im recording a bogey-free spherical and Thitikul securing six birdies together with a bogey.
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In shut pursuit is Nelly Korda, whose constant efficiency up to now locations her at -7, sustaining her place as a formidable contender.
South Korean Hae Ran Ryu trails carefully behind by a single stroke. Notably, Korda rebounded after a double bogey on the first gap, regaining management of her recreation. The group tied for fifth consists of USA’s Lauren Coughlin, who held the lead after the primary day.
Becoming a member of her at -5 are Japanese participant Minami Katsu, Sweden’s Maja Stark, China’s Weiwei Zhang (who began from the one hundred and fifth place), and South Korea’s Shinsil Bang. Additional down the leaderboard, a cluster of gamers tied for tenth place at -4 consists of USA’s Andrea Lee and Yealimi Noh, Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist, New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, Japan’s Xiyu Lin, and English gamers Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Lottie Woad (who additionally leads as the highest newbie).
Notable gamers who missed the lower embrace Australian Hannah Inexperienced, Irish participant Leona Maguire, French participant Celine Boutier, Spanish participant Azahara Munoz, Thai participant Patty Tavatanakit, and American Rose Zhang. Nelly Korda, born on July 28, 1998, is a outstanding American skilled golfer famend for her prowess on the LPGA Tour.
With a formidable monitor report boasting 12 victories, she has ascended to the coveted primary spot within the Ladies’s World Golf Rankings. Notably, Korda clinched the Olympic gold medal on the girls’s particular person golf occasion throughout the 2020 Summer time Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Along with her particular person achievements, Korda has made important contributions to staff occasions. Alongside her sister Jessica Korda, she proudly represented america on the 2019 and 2021 Solheim Cup tournaments.
Moreover, Nelly Korda showcased her expertise on the 2023 Solheim Cup as a person participant. Throughout her newbie profession, Korda demonstrated distinctive ability and potential. She notably represented america on the 2015 U.S.
Junior Solheim Cup. Amongst her notable newbie victories are the 2015 Tougher Corridor Invitational and the 2015 PING Invitational. Moreover, she earned recognition as a 2015 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American. An early spotlight in her profession got here when she made the lower on the 2013 U.S.
Ladies’s Open, a formidable feat achieved only one month earlier than her fifteenth birthday. Transitioning to the skilled circuit in 2016, Korda commenced her journey on the Symetra Tour. She secured her maiden skilled victory on the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Problem, delivering exceptional performances all through the event.
Her success on the Symetra Tour earned her a coveted LPGA Tour card for the next season in 2017, marking a big milestone in her skilled profession trajectory.
