With a new putter and all her old dazzle of early 2024, Nelly Korda has taken a grip on the Women's British Open at the halfway stage, opening a three-shot lead over the field.
After another windswept day at St Andrews when Steph Kyriacou and Grace Kim proved the only survivors among Australia's seven-strong contingent, the American must now be scenting her third major crown after a blemish-free performance amid rainy gusts.
For the second straight day, the world No.1 recorded a four-under par 68, remarkably negotiating her second round without a bogey on the card despite wind speeds again getting up to around 55kph on the Old Course on Friday morning.
