Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, 2021, Grand Rapids, MI: 17-20 June, Day 3
Nelly Korda leads by three after round of 62
From LPGA Tournament News:
On moving day at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Nelly Korda had a move for the ages.
The four-time LPGA Tour champion recorded 11 birdies en route to a 10-under par 62. It matches the tournament record score to par and sets a career-best mark. Korda also adds her name to the short list of players who have carded 11 birdies in a round, tied for the second most in LPGA Tour history behind only Annika Sorenstam’s 13 from her famed 59 in 2001. Read more
From The 42:
Leona Maguire's dream of landing the Meijer LPGA Classic remains on course – even though her second round lead was thieved away by the world No 4, Nelly Korda, who shot a career-best 62 in today’s interrupted third round...
[Maguire's] overnight three-shot lead has been wiped out as Korda, the American, followed up her incredible front nine, where she nailed five birdies to then get a further six birdies and just one bogey on the home stretch. Read more
From Yahoo!Sports:
Korda made 11 birdies on the day, tied for the second-most in LPGA history. Just two less than Annika Sörenstam’s 13-birdie performance 20 years ago en route to a 59. Read more
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