Nelly Korda shot a second consecutive 7-under 65 at The Chevron Championship, according to tournament reports. The world number one is 14-under par after 36 holes, extending her lead to six shots.
Patty Tavatanakit is in second place after shooting a bogey-free 69 in the second round, according to reports. She is six shots behind Korda at 8-under par. Three players are tied for third, one shot behind Tavatanakit: Ina Yoon, Ryan O'Toole, and Texas junior Farah O'Keefe, according to reports. O'Keefe is one of five amateurs to make the cut.
I compared it to Rory (McIlroy) at the Masters. You never know what can happen in golf. There is so much random out there that you can get a bad break and it's just kind of that thing. My dad and I called it that golf is a staring contest and all you have to do is not blink first. So I'm just trying not to blink. Just trying to keep playing my game, and whatever that ends up at the end of the week is where it ends up.
Linn Grant missed the cut after shooting 2-under par in the first round, according to tournament reports. The Swedish golfer has been dealing with health issues related to endometriosis. According to Sportbladet, Grant described having a cyst burst in early April, which caused severe pain and forced her to withdraw from a tournament in Las Vegas. She said the cyst caused internal bleeding and left her unable to get out of bed for days. Grant's condition raises questions about her participation in future tournaments.
Other Swedish players had mixed results. Maja Stark shot 3-under par in the first round and is tied for seventh place after two rounds, according to reports. Linnea Ström shot 2-over par in the second round, according to reports. Madelene Sagström, Frida Kinhult, and Anna Nordqvist missed the cut, according to reports. Ingrid Lindblad made the cut and is in 62nd place, according to reports.
Korda, who has won four of her last five starts, remains the heavy favorite heading into the weekend. "I'm comfortable with my game. I think where I'm the most comfortable is definitely with my mindset of knowing when I mess up I'll figure it out," Korda said. "Sometimes I think you get stuck in wanting to play well and wanting to be at the top always that you have this tension of not wanting to make a mistake. I think there is a power in knowing it's OK to make a mistake and just bounce back."