Nelly Korda Looks To Maintain Olympic Golf Lead After Strong Showing in Round 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest
As the Olympics enter the second half of the women’s golf tournament, Team USA’s Nelly Korda leads by four strokes.
The No. 1 ranked golfer in the world had nine birdies and an eagle on her way to shooting nine under par in the second round. Korda now sits atop the leaderboard at –13 through 36 holes.
Behind her tied for second at –9 are Denmark’s Emily Pedersen and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, as well as India’s Aditi Ashok. Americans Jessica Korda and Danielle Kang are tied for 11th at 4-under par.
While Nelly Korda won’t tee off until 8:18 p.m. ET on Aug. 5, viewers can stream all the action Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.