Nelly Korda made seven birdies and two bogeys Thursday at TPC Boston to shoot 67 and sit two off the early lead in the FM Championship.
Korda is in search of her first win of the season. She slipped to No. 2 in the Rolex Rankings following the season final major, the AIG Women’s Open, four weeks ago.
Playing among the morning wave, Korda started on the back nine and had five birdies in an eight-hole stretch around the turn. After dropping her second shot of the day at the par-4 fourth, her 13th, she birdied Nos. 7 and 8 to reach 5 under par. That left her tied for second with Sei Young Kim leading the way after a 65.
“Yeah, it was overall a solid day. No complaints,” said Korda, who played alongside last week’s winner in Canada, Brooke Henderson (71).
Korda made her first start since l