Nelly Korda is playing so well she makes it look easy. But no one can expect an easy time at the U.S. Women's Open. It's billed as the toughest test in golf, and Lancaster Country Club figures to be every bit of that. Korda calls it a beast of a course.
Nelly Korda hits her tee shot on the 18th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Lancaster Country Club, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Lancaster , Pa. Nelly Korda hits a shot on the 12th hole during a practice round for the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Lancaster Country Club, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Lancaster , Pa. Rose Zhang hits a shot on the 15th hole during a practice round for the U.S.
The 79th edition of the Women’s Open gets started on Thursday, and Korda is as big an attraction as the course itself, which previously hosted the Open in 2015. There has been plenty of buzz around Lancaster beyond Korda. The purse is $12 million, and the USGA decided to follow the model of the PGA Tour’s elevated events by paying 20% of the purse to the winner — $2.4 million.
“I’m witnessing some crazy history, and it’s really, really inspiring to see her,” Zhang said. “She’s almost looking unfazed. ... Even though she’s not acting like a human being right now — or playing like it — I think she has a lot of pressure on her. And that’s why I’m saying she’s so incredible, because she’s able to handle all that pressure.”
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