This week, the LPGA hosts its third major championship, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, at Sahalie Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.
It will be the first time in eight years that the LPGA will face Sahalie in the Women’s PGA Championship.
The last time this venue hosted a major tournament was in 2016, when Brooke Henderson beat Lydia Ko in a playoff.
Jessica Korda competed in that tournament but ultimately failed to qualify. She will return to Sahalii in 2024, this time to support her sister, Nelly Korda, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world.
She explained The best way to attack This road is surrounded by trees.
“I think Sahalii is one of the purest courses we’ve ever played on. It’s a great test of golf and a great venue for a major championship,” she told the LPGA social media team.
“All you see are big trees, rough and branches getting in the way, so paying attention to the pin position and coming in from the fairway at the right angle is really important. Some people might say it’s a second-shot golf course, but it’s not. It’s a golf course where every shot counts.”
The fairways at Sahali are lined with pine trees, making it a tough challenge to take home the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship trophy on Sunday.
Korda has continued to perform well in 2024, already racking up six wins on the LPGA Tour, winning five straight tournaments, tying for seventh at the Cognizant Founders Cup and winning the Mizuho America’s Open the following week.
But since her sixth win, her form has declined.
Korda missed the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club earlier this year and at last week’s major LPGA Classic, so she’s hoping to bounce back and play in this major championship weekend.
The 14-time LPGA winner shot 3-under 69 to move to the top of the leaderboard after Thursday’s round and hold a one-stroke lead with the afternoon group still to play.
Korda improved with six birdies, one bogey and one double bogey.
“If she can keep the ball in the fairway, she’ll be OK,” Jessica Korda said, “but she’s really good at scrambling, so as long as she can score, I think that’s going to be the most important thing.”
A double bogey was tough for Nelly, but he recovered with a birdie on the 18th hole to retake the lead.
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