What Stacy Lewis said about Nelly Korda after entering the scoring tent on day two at The Chevron
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.
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images 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. 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 . Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images 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. 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. “ Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images 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.