Nelly Korda is in an incredibly dominant position after two rounds of The Chevron Championship.
Korda has posted back-to-back rounds of 65 to lead The Chevron Championship by six strokes from Patty Tavatanakit heading into the weekend.
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The 27-year-old has been in imperious form in Houston this week and she is now just two solid rounds away from winning her third major championship.
Nelly Korda‘s six-stroke lead at the halfway stage is the largest in the history of The Chevron Championship.
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Korda’s putting has been red-hot at The Chevron, and she leads the field on the greens this week, having taken just 51 putts through her first 36 holes.
If she continues to putt like she has been, there will be no stopping her in Texas this week.
What Stacy Lewis said about Nelly Korda at The Chevron
Stacy Lewis – a two-time major champion – missed the cut at The Chevron Championship this week, after shooting rounds of 79 and 77.
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After 36 holes, Lewis finished an incredible 26 strokes adrift of Korda.
She spoke to reporters after her second round and praised the 27-year-old’s quality.
One reporter said to Lewis: “You said when you came up here this is the Nelly Korda special going on.“
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To which the American replied: “This thing is a ball-strikers’ paradise, and she can just control her golf ball so well directionally. I feel like that that’s the most important thing, is if you can miss it on the right side of the holes it’s relatively easy up and downs.
“So I think she has so much control of her golf ball, more so than anybody else. She obviously loves the setup because it’s long. She’s able to hit 7-irons and 8-irons that she’s normally not, she’s normally hitting wedges a lot. So she enjoys the setup.
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“I would look for more of the same this weekend.“
The pressure is all on Nelly Korda’s shoulders
The pressure is on Korda to perform over the weekend.
She hasn’t won a major championship since 2024 when she triumphed at the Chevron Championship.
And with Patty Tavatanakit chasing her down this weekend, winning her third major will be far from easy.
That said, if Korda continues to perform to the level she has showcased during the first 36 holes at The Chevron Championship, there will only be one outcome.
As Lewis said, the golf course at Memorial Park is perfectly suited to Korda’s game.
And there is every chance that she will be able to call herself a three-time major champion come Sunday evening.
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