\u2014 U.S. Women’s Open (@uswomensopen) June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely improved from yesterday, especially off the tee,\u201d Korda said Friday. \u201cFound myself in a couple more fairways than I did yesterday, and that just kind of helped me be a little bit more aggressive going into the greens.\u201d<\/p>\n Besides maybe her footwear, what sparked the turnaround? <\/p>\n Korda said she was striking the ball well during her practice rounds, but suddenly, things went awry in Round 1, hitting nine fairways and 10 of 18 greens in regulation. So she sought out help from her sister on the practice range. <\/p>\n \u201cA big shout out to my sister because she helped me,\u201d said Korda, whose sister, Jessica, is a six-time LPGA winner. \u201cI just tried to strengthen my grip a little bit. I just kind of keep laying it off at the top and I\u2019ve been working on it\u2014gosh, grinding on it for five weeks, and I can\u2019t get it. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m doing in my swing, so I just try to strengthen my grip. <\/p>\n \u201cIt felt super funky today, but I just trusted and went with it.\u201d<\/p>\n The three-time major champion got off to a fast start with a birdie on her first hole. Then she added two more on the front nine and two on the back, with her lone bogey of the round on the par-4 12th. <\/p>\n Korda, on Friday, hit both 11 fairways and greens and 25 putts. <\/p>\n \u201cI still hit a few out right today,\u201d she said. \u201cbut it was much, much better. Got a little bit of something going. Still hit a few out right today, but it was much, much better.\u201d<\/p>\n Yet it was still good enough to put her in the mix for her second consecutive major title. <\/p>\n More golf from\u00a0Sports Illustrated![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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