🌎 No. 1 @NellyKorda leads by three as she looks to follow 🇺🇸🥇@XSchauffele‘s footsteps to the top of the podium tomorrow at #Olympics #Golf https://t.co/y4d9M7mnQG
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 6, 2021
WORLD NO. 1 NELLY KORDA will take a three-shot lead into Saturday’s final round of the Olympic Women’s Golf Competition in Tokyo. The U.S. star’s closest challenger is Aditi Ashok of India.
Korda shot a 9-under 62 in Thursday’s second round that included a double bogey on the final hole. She opened the competition with a 67 and had a 69 in round three to lead at 15 under for the tournament.
However, the 69 was a grind for the 23-year-old.
“Probably my fight,” Korda said about what made her happiest during her third trip around the Olympic course.
“I didn’t have a really good back nine. I was kind of spraying it all over the place. I had some testy par putts. But made all pars and I fought really hard to stay in it really, or ahead of it.”
Final-round information below.
The final round begins 6:30 a.m. Saturday off 1 and 10
7:54 a.m.
🇯🇵 -8 Nasa Hataoka
🇸🇪 -8 Madelene Sagstrom
🇩🇰 -8 Nanna Koerstz Madsen8:06 a.m.
🇦🇺 -10 Hannah Green
🇩🇰 -10 Emily Kristine Pedersen
🇯🇵 -10 Mone Inami8:18 a.m.
🇺🇸 -15 Nelly Korda
🇮🇳 -12 Aditi Ashok
🇳🇿 -10 Lydia Ko pic.twitter.com/1iMHx77o97— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 6, 2021