SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – Nelly Korda’s putter let her down over the closing stretch on moving day as she closed with three consecutive bogeys to see her hopes dashed at the U.S. Women’s Open.
“Definitely not the finish I wanted,” Korda said after her round on Saturday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. “That was tough. I'm sure that was tough to watch, too.”
Korda, who began the day six strokes back of leaders Mina Harigae and Minjee Lee, pulled within four strokes with her fourth birdie of the day at the par-5 10th. But Korda, who appeared to have a different shaft in her putter for the third round, three-putted at the par-3 16th and par-4 17th holes.