Nelly Korda opened Friday’s second round at Hazeltine National Golf Course with back-nine birdies, climbing to second place and sitting at 6-under for the tournament—while Ina Yoon leads at 13-under.
For the second morning in a row at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, Nelly Korda looked like she was chasing something specific—one more shot, one more climb up the board.
Entering Friday’s second round coverage, Korda was 4-under through nine holes and had leapt into second place. Her momentum came after she shot a 2-under 70 on Thursday, when she was seven strokes behind the lead. With her latest surge, she is now 6-under for the tournament, trailing leader Ina Yoon, who is at -13.
Korda’s path to this moment is built on consecutive major chasing. The World No. 1 is going for her third consecutive major championship at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Earlier this season. she captured the first two LPGA major championships of the year—winning the Chevron Championship in April and the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this month.
The tournament standings show how sharp the spacing is at the top. On the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship live leaderboard, Ina Yoon leads at -13. Dongeun Lee sits in a tie for second at -6. and Nelly Korda is also in second at -6. with her round marked as 12* through 12 holes and a 70 (-70) on Thursday.
Korda’s hole-by-hole scoring tells the story of the climb. She started her second round on the back nine with consecutive birdies:
No. 10: Birdie
No. 11: Birdie
No. 12: Par
No. 13: Par
No. 14: Par
No. 15: Birdie
No. 16: Par
No. 17: Par
No. 18: Birdie
Then came the front-nine swing in her tally: No. 1: Bogey, followed by No. 2: Par and No. 3: Birdie.
The numbers also underline what’s at stake in a field where majors can turn on a single stretch. Korda is still seven strokes behind Yoon at -13, but her move into second place shows how quickly the leaderboard can shift when the putts start dropping and the scoring stays clean.
For now, the chase continues at Hazeltine National Golf Course, with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship live leaderboard tracking every move as Korda looks to keep her major streak alive—after already winning two this year.
Nelly Korda KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Hazeltine National women’s golf LPGA major live leaderboard Ina Yoon Dongeun Lee