The relentless wind did drop a little, as did the elite field’s average score for the third round of the Women’s Open at St Andrews. And, more fortunately for her fellow contenders at the top of the leaderboard, Nelly Korda was also more down than up. Ahead by three strokes overnight, the world No1 started with a brace of bogeys and was still one over par for the day when she disastrously drove out of bounds off the 16th tee.
“It’s nice to finish with a birdie, but it wasn’t the best of days,” Korda said. “But it’s OK. Hopefully I can take that momentum into tomorrow. It’s going to be a tough day. The winds are going to be high. There could be rain, as well. I’m going to keep a positive attitude. Take it one shot at a time. I played really well the first two days, so I’m going to take that momentum into tomorrow.”
