Nelly Korda on Thursday on the U.S. Ladies’s Open.
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Howdy pals and blissful Thursday from Lancaster Nation Membership. It’s my second day onsite, and whereas all golf programs look extraordinarily tough to me, the location of this week’s U.S. Ladies’s Open seems notably powerful. The greens are quick, the tough and the scores are excessive. It’s fairly a check for one of the best gamers on the earth.
Earlier than we get into what’s happening with the golf, I wish to give a shout out to the beautiful metropolis of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I used to be (unfairly) not anticipating a lot from it, and it’s a nice space. I’ve gotten quite a lot of suggestions for eating places (and extra importantly, ice cream spots) and all the things has been top-notch. I’m a giant fan of the downtown space and am wanting ahead to doing a little extra exploring because the week goes on.
Nelly predicts disaster on the twelfth gap
The most important story from the morning wave on the U.S. Ladies’s Open was undoubtedly Nelly Korda’s 10 on the par-3 twelfth, a gap she has spoken about in her press convention on Tuesday. The World No.1 defined simply how difficult the outlet could be, and in case you’re not in the correct spot, you’ll “get screwed.” My colleague, Jack Hirsh, additionally completely defined what makes the outlet so tough.
As I write this, there have been 41 penalty photographs on the par-3 twelfth. By the point you learn this, I wager there might be much more!
Korda might not have performed effectively, however the followers at Lancaster Nation Membership didn’t thoughts one bit. She had a couple of hundred folks following her all day, and plenty of shouted phrases of encouragement as she walked by.
Korda headed proper from her post-round interview to the vary, the place she relaxed for a couple of minutes earlier than getting again to work along with her coach Jamie Mulligan (who in my view, is likely one of the best-dressed guys in golf. He’s all the time in head-to-toe Lululemon with Nike Blazers, which is the right athleisure for a day on the course.)
Heartfelt moments
One thing I’ve observed quite a lot of this week is how vast the age vary of followers is right here on the U.S. Ladies’s Open. I’ve seen infants being pushed in strollers and I’ve seen folks of their 90s procuring on the merchandise heart. There are little youngsters all over the place, and it’s not simply dad and mom bringing their daughters. I used to be informed a couple of group of younger boys cheering their hearts out for Nasa Hataoka, and I met a four-year-old boy who was so excited to look at Nelly Korda over an ice cream cone (relatable!).
I’ve seen quite a lot of nice younger fan content material this week, however my favourite to this point has been this photograph from Amanda Balionis, which exhibits Danielle Kang sharing her snacks with some future U.S. Ladies’s Open stars.
How cute is that? Ten years from now, these gals will nonetheless keep in mind the cool participant who provided them an apple slice in the course of her apply spherical.
Shirt of the day
I noticed a lot of nice scripting out on the course at this time, however Meg Adkins captured one of the best shirt within the discipline at this time.
Might her golf recreation take her to infinity and past.
