Jessica Korda still leader after two laps at the HUGEL-Air Premia LA Open, achieved a score of 65 without a bogey, (-6). The American is 3 lengths ahead of the Korean Jin Young Ko, setting in the process a new record on 36 holes with 129 (-13). Perrine Delacourt did not cross the cut, Céline Boutier, the only Frenchwoman still in the running, is 54th in par.

LPGA: Jessica Korda in the lead, Céline boutier in the par

Jessica Corda. @LPGA

The consistency Jessica Korda has shown so far in the 2021 LPGA Tour season is real and there is no indication that she intends to ease off.

It is also the 19th time in 22 rounds of competition this year that Korda has scored at or below par.

"Being able to make a lot of birdies helps"said Jessica Korda, who recorded 14 birdies on 36 holes. “The last two events, I also did a lot of bogeys, which kinda killed my momentum. It's the only thing we're trying to change, to play a little smarter and be more consistent with my swing. It's just a matter of hitting a few extra putts which is very nice. I can't complain, really. "

If the score isn't convincing enough, Korda has touched 119 of 144 greens in regulation since the third round of the ANA Inspiration. This includes 33 greens at Wilshire, despite varying shapes and sizes which, according to Mel Reid, can be classified as "Either short and wide or very long and thin." "

"Even when I missed it, it wasn't by much"said Korda. “The greens are quite small, so sometimes it's better to be a bit far from the green or in a certain place on the green than [just] be on the green. Those are the kinds of things that we are looking at, particularly with regard to the placement of the flags. "

She'll be the designated target for the final two rounds in Los Angeles, but that won't change Korda's state of mind or game goals.

"It's golf"said Korda. “You never know what you're going to get overnight. You can feel good one day and have a bad day, or you can feel shitty and have a fantastic day. You never know what you stumble upon. It's like a box of chocolates. "

"I'll just try to do what we've done so far", she said of her plans for the final two rounds. “We are preparing for the course and trying to hit the places that are beneficial to us, and then we will try to do our best. "

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