LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Nelly Korda was not even three holes into the U.S. Women's Open when she dropped to a crouch and bowed her head in disbelief after her third straight shot — all of them from inside 70 feet away — tumbled into a stream. She walked off the par-3 12th hole at Lancaster Country Club with a 10. It didn't get much better from there. “Making a 10 on a par 3 will definitely not do you any good at a U.S. Open,” Korda said when her nightmare start to the biggest championship in women
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Jannik De Bruyn, a 24-year-old German ranked No. 818, was a surprising first-round leader by four shots at the European Open in his home country after a 9-under 64 on Thursday. De Bruyn, who graduated from qualifying school at the end of 2023, made 11 birdies at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg — including six of his first seven holes and then each of his final four holes. He missed the cut in six of his last eight tournaments, with the undoubted highlight in that peri
Korda shot a 10-over 80 in the first round. Her seventh victory of the season likely won't happen at the Women's U.S. Open.