Nelly Korda had an exceptional third round at the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open at The Riviera Country Club, shooting a 4-under 67. She currently sits T-1 headed into Sunday. Watch every televised shot from her third round.
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Nelly Korda delivers a spectacular finish during the third round of the US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club. Despite some early struggles with her iron play and accuracy, Korda utilizes her elite chipping and a late surge of birdies on the final three holes to climb into a share of the lead.
And she loves being in this spot.
She loves being in contentious that
there's no greater feeling in all of
the world of being in contention at a major.
And from Japan, she can get it
very clean here. Balls in the fairway.
Had a beautiful warm up session and well,
this is kind of been a little bit to the right.
That's kind of been her miss with these irons.
For most people, a fairly difficult show.
Well, she just didn't get that clean.
My goodness, wow, both of them
struggling with their thirds.
Well, she is one of the best
shippers in women's golf.
There certainly buzz and you can feel it.
As a player, alright,
some big moves already on this Saturday,
whetting our appetite for what's
to come at the US Women's Open.
The T has been moved back
to its original position.
Nice shoes making that bunker on the right.
Not reachable back into this wind.
And because of that added length,
a high priority on hitting the fairway here.
As mentioned, it's playing long
today 5 iron for Nelly Korda.
Whole location all the way in the
back portion of the screen as well.
We go to two and Nelly's third.
Using her chipping to her strength.
A chip as you take away the bumps and.
Of the fringe couple pars on one and two.
Downhill left to right part 4.
Nicely done in a better spot.
Flag today's over on the right side.
It's protected by that bunker.
Many being aggressive.
Or another slight brightness.
Nelly Korda now 3rd at three.
Again, looking to chip this one in
and this time she has done it.
Nelly Korda to three under par.
Just one shot back here in the third
round of the US Women's Open.
It'll bounce towards the green if it lands,
but you do not want to leave it too
far to the right where you're not
going to kick the kick forward,
because that makes it really
tough up and down from up there.
It sure is. She's got a chip.
It was some energy so it gets
through that closely mown area.
Wow, OK, that was really nicely done again.
So hard to judge page we've
we've seen several players.
So good from this link this week and
again chips into three for birdie
straight into the wind fairway
sloping right to left.
And this down the left center.
This is fine.
This club she doesn't have
any issue with since Thursday.
Yeah, it's just absolutely letting it fly.
Has not hit a green yet.
This a time from 158 yards.
You play it out towards the center
of the green and it'll feed from
right to left when it hits.
You did there, she did indeed,
and that is going to be a great look at birdie.
It moved and that's the first
putt she's missed inside 8 feet this week.
She was 32 for 32 up until that putt.
It had been solid part of the story over
the first couple of days for Nellie Korda.
Good play.
It's a left right breaking putt.
Really important to not let that
miss on the last hole affect
confidence with this club.
Perfect in the read and the speed
because you see how much it turns
the very end with dripping it in.
Known for 7.
She doesn't like to slam it in the back of the
court. She likes to play the die in the hole.
7 back after round one.
Little bit of extra jaw on that one,
but it should be fine.
Yeah, I can release down towards
a flat alive, which is good second,
and you really need to find the
green here flag at the back.
Go yeah, good shot.
Should move a little left
to right towards the end.
Whoa, Debbie Thomas can say this.
I think that's her first long putt today,
so that was well done with speed control.
280 yards through the fairway
at that right bunker,
which is why she's clubbing back.
Traditionally plays downwind.
That looks to be in.
Over pulled that a little.
But that is not a bad miss at all.
That's for Birdie.
That's a Nelly. Yeah, I know you're right at 817
paces on the green to the whole.
She hit that. Obviously way carried
it way too high and firm.
Confused by the it looks like yeah,
it looks like she might have been fooled by the read.
It didn't. The way she reacted,
it started right and just stayed right.
Really, what cost her was the chip shot.
First drop shot of the day for Nelly.
Actually goes to three under.
Head towards that left bunker,
getting a little bit of help with the fade.
Yeah, plenty of distance to the
distance really helps there.
That left bunker is not second
shot for Nelly quarter.
Mr. Pitching wedge last 10 players
to play this whole are 8 over par combined.
And that's going to be just on the
wrong side of that front.
Nelly quarter for Birdie.
Talked about the struggles at the last several.
Not have to stress over a short putt coming back.
It's 262 yards.
Dan Hicks, along with Morgan Pressel
and our NBC golf crew here on an
exciting Saturday at Riviera.
We are here and everybody wanted to
see how this 10th hole would play
with the T being moved up today.
It's one of the easiest holes
on the golf course.
That's not a great coming out of this
bunker kind of has to play to the
left of the flag. Put a lot of spin on it.
That's just how severe that 10th
green is. She couldn't even play
it towards the flagstick,
just looking to her best option to
keep it on the green and have a putt
for Birdie board at 10 to move back within one.
Just didn't give it enough.
Will be a par for Korda.
Trip, how good was the second by Camille?
Oh, it was impressive.
I mean that that chip was not easy.
She had to come over a ridge and
gotta go over to Branko's.
The first doesn't come into play,
but the second one makes you think.
It's just fine finale.
Well, we've been seeing Riviera Country
Club Morgan for a long, long time.
This was just a moment ago.
And that is fine.
I did the screen and how
you have to navigate it.
Navigated it OK, but.
That'll settle and they
will both have birdie putts.
Set some problems at this hole.
The previous two rounds.
As you can see, it's the most
difficult hole this week,
so a lot of folks have had
their battles with it.
She's definitely not alone.
All of it comes down to finding the
fairway here at the 12th from the
right and rough at the par for Nelly
Korda. Not the best of lies.
Controlling this 8 iron in.
Oh, and she did her really nice job
but it slopes off to the left.
If it hangs in there, it'll be good.
Well, she can't do it better than that.
She's gotta hit this firmly.
It's uphill and kind of starts flattening out.
But interesting, she chose the putter,
so used to seeing her use a wedge from that spot.
21 feet 2 inches.
That was very slow.
She gave that a good.
Wrap at it. Tap in.
Fours are never bad at 12,
so you can't quite see where the ball pitches.
This whole goes from right to left.
Nelly Korda's tee shot.
Two straight finale and
may sit down in that rough.
13th Nelly Korda coming out of
that rough on the right side.
The right rough again.
It's been a little bit of her
Achilles heel this week.
She keeps getting stopped talking
about how she's struggling to get
the club is too far across the line
and she's struggling to release
it down and through the ball.
See if Korda can make clean contact with this.
And like she did, it's a good effort,
so she will have that to stay three under.
It should move a little left to right.
8 footer.
That's really good.
That's a part of her game.
That's impressed me the most this week, Tom.
Because that wind is picking up
hurting a little bit,
this is should be plenty of club.
Judged beautifully.
There's a nice grandstand behind this hole.
This is a beautiful opportunity.
This puck goes low left to right.
She did just not quite enough.
Set up all the way on the left side of the T.
Just to give herself a little bit better angle.
Coming off a slight downhill
live all over feet.
In the thick rough going at it
hard with a heat iron.
Yet trying to play over to that left
hand side of the green and that was
the strategy just off the putting surface,
but shipping it.
Downhill that hole is down in a little
valley not bad for speed and Nelly Korda.
Let's go to the well once again with
the putter and another one goes in.
She's almost set up a little
right with her feet there.
Yeah, it's drawing back a little Morgan.
Should be enough.
And quarters in line for authority to
try to keep pace with his top of the
leaderboard that just told her I was
texting with Jessica earlier.
She said I've been telling her for a
month that I think her left hand looks
a little funky looks a little bit weak.
Strengthen it and that is allowing.
She she really wants this one.
It's pretty dead straight.
Yeah, she's got a lot of those
cuts this week, whether they're for par.
Let's go to the T at the power
517th and Nelly Korda.
Ideal line is the TV tower.
Going a little bit further, right?
This fairway slips left to right,
but easily clears the bunkers
on the right hand side.
She has such a beautiful rhythmic
swing with these longer fairway metals.
This looks like our hybrid.
Sick.
Through the back of the green and two.
Well, she holds this.
She'd be tied for the lead.
Downhill right left break quite slick.
Good looking line.
She's thinking about holding it.
And that will be left for
Birdie to get within one.
Hitting quality shots.
Actually going left that more towards
the red flag with a little cut.
I don't even see her play that little cut.
K she striped it here yesterday.
Likes this tee shot.
I think it's a tee shot that can
make your heart rate elevate
battling for her first win.
Let's go to 18 quarter in good shape at 18.
K could not have dropped this
drive in a better spot.
Level I going at it with a hard 9 iron.
To deliver an exclamation point
or in good shape, you can attack,
which Nelly did Morgan and she's never.
Had consecutive rounds in the
60s in a US Women's Open.
Korda yes ma'am has a share of the
lead at the US Women's Open with
birdies on 16, 17 and 18.