Ahead of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Korda and long-time caddie Jason McDede subtly changed their club-selection process to give the 25-year-old more responsibility on her club choices at Sahalee Country Club.
With the 10, Korda dropped to eight-over par, playing two-over-par golf the rest of the round to card a 10-over 80. Only four players have returned higher scores for the day.
Korda bends more than she turns, which as Golf Digest Best in State Teacher Jeff Smith explains here, is a key trait for players who hit right-to-left draws.
Korda’s two-stroke victory over Maja Stark makes her one of three in LPGA history to win five straight starts, joining Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-2005).
Playing on her 24th birthday, Ruffels shot a three-under-par 69 at the Country Club of Carlton Woods in Texas to be in a share of fifth position, three shots behind the leader, American Lauren Coughlin.
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