What Happened to Nelly Korda? Top Seed Faces Surprising Setback at Evian Moving Day
On a day ripe with low scores, world No. 1 Nelly Korda’s 75 was particularly rough. Korda began the weekend at the Amundi Evian Championship in a share of 12th, five shots back.
She now heads into the final round in a share of 44th, 10 shots back.
Minjee Lee owns the record for the largest come-from-behind victory in France. She was seven back when she won in 2021. Angela Stanford and Anna Nordqvist were both five back when they won.
Though Evian Golf Resort is known for giving up low scores – three 61s! – Korda has dug herself too deep a hole.
Still winless in 2025, Korda doubled the par-5 ninth and bogeyed the par-5 18th to make a mess of two good scoring opportunities. She hit only five fairways and 11 greens on the day, needing 32 putts.
We’ve reached the final men’s major championship of the year – and our final full-field ranking.
The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush this week for the first time since 2019, when Shane Lowry captured his first and still only major title in convincing fashion.
The Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush is not your typical Open-rota layout in that it was designed much later than fellow Open hosts like St. Andrews, Muirfield and Royal Liverpool. Renowned Golden Age architect Harry Colt completely redesigned the layout in the early 1930s, though some significant changes have taken place since, including two new holes in 2015 ahead of the 2019 Open, which came 68 years after Portrush’s first Open, in 1951.
Portrush has the most undulating and challenging greens in the rota, so not only will good speed and strokes be rewarded but also finding the correct portions of the fairway to unlock good angles into the greens. Players who excel this week will be accurate and then can take advantage with good proximity, whether it be sticking it close or using the slopes and bumps expertly. Lowry hit more greens than anybody six years ago, thanks to his traditionally deft approach game but also because he drove it well.
The par-71 course is listed at 7,381 yards. Interestingly, five of the 11 par-4s measure between 420 and 450 yards. Lowry hit eight 7- or 8-irons on Sunday in 2019.
While past Open history is important, don’t overvalue it because of Portrush’s unique design, plus a forecasted lack of true Open conditions. Per the official championship weather forecast, “generally light to moderate SW to SE winds” are expected, while there will be some rain, especially early, though not a ton as we near the finish. High temps in the mid-60s are anticipated as well. Things could change, of course, but as of now, it won’t be a challenging weather week.
As for the rankings, it’s wise not to get too cute; world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler should be considered the favorite and first off the board in any drafts.
