{"id":5745,"date":"2025-05-31T03:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/mao-saigo-takes-us-a-female-open-lead-nelly-corda-3-back\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T03:57:35","slug":"mao-saigo-takes-us-a-female-open-lead-nelly-corda-3-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/mao-saigo-takes-us-a-female-open-lead-nelly-corda-3-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Mao Saigo takes us a female open lead. Nelly Corda 3-back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erin, Wisconsin – Mao Saigo has already won her first major title this year. She places herself for another person in the openness of a woman in the US.<\/p>\n

Saigo shot a 6-under 66 on Friday, taking the second round lead at Erin Hills. At 8 under 136, the 23-year-old Japanese player had a three-stroke advantage over the six-man group led by top-ranked Nelly Corda.<\/p>\n

If Saigo keeps this pace, she will finish at 16 to match her score that won the US Open with Erin Hills in 2017. Koepka matched the US open record.<\/p>\n

Saigo was asked if the 16 under was within reach.<\/p>\n

“It’s very difficult to compare,” she said through interpreter. “All I can say is I do my best and I want to get good results as a result.”<\/p>\n

Saigo won the Chevron Championship with her first LPGA Tour title outside Houston over a month ago.<\/p>\n

There were 67 Korda, who never finished eighth in the US Women’s Open. This is the best round she had at the event.<\/p>\n

“It feels like we’re building a very complicated relationship with us,” Korda said.<\/p>\n

She was under five years of age, including Hinako Shibuno (69), Sarah Schmerzell (68), Maja Stark (69), Yalimi Noh (71), and 2020 US Women’s Open Championship A Lim Kim (71). Jing Yan (69), Lin Grant (69), Chiara Tamburlini (71), and Jinhee IM (72) were under the age of 4.<\/p>\n

After not making birdies until hole 18 on Thursday, Corda had seven of them on Friday thanks to improved putting.<\/p>\n

“To be honest, I was hitting a really good putt yesterday,” Korda said. “I was banging it exactly where I wanted it, and they just didn’t fall. It was one of those times. Today I did the same thing.”<\/p>\n

Kim was one of the 18 competitors on the course when weather concerns stopped playing for about 54 minutes. Kim was alone in second place at 6 under, and played in 17th place, where there was a delay.<\/p>\n