JESSICA KORDA LEADING ON BOTH FRONTS AT ARAMCO TEAM SERIES – SOTOGRANDE

• Team Jessica Korda lead on 19-under-par
• American Jessica Korda fires an exceptional 11-under-par to top the individual leaderboard

Jessica Korda produced a blistering round of 61 (-11) on the first day of the Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande to lead the Individual tournament by five shots.

The six-time LPGA Tour winner made three eagles on her way to shooting a course record and equalling the lowest round in relation to par on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

“It was an awesome round,” said the three-time Solheim Cup player. “We had a great vibe in the group and so obviously, I was really relaxed.

“It is probably the first round I have played in about three weeks that wasn’t 20mph wind, so that was really nice to be able to settle into the golf course. I have never made three eagles in a round, so I’m definitely going to remember this one!”

Korda had one blemish on the card with a bogey on the eighth, but was excellent otherwise with six birdies and three eagles.

And despite feeling slightly under the weather, the American was pleased to have been able to convert her birdies opportunities at La Reserva Club de Sotogrande.

“I still made a bogey and hit it into the hazard, so I wouldn’t say every aspect was working,” the world number 14 continued. “I was keeping it in play and giving myself opportunities and converting a lot of those.

“For the last month and change, I think I haven’t really been converting any putts and the floodgates opened today and hopefully they can continue tomorrow and that’s the beauty of golf.”

Team Jessica Korda also sits at the top of the leaderboard on 19-under-par in the Team competition after a great opening day.

The quartet of Korda, Czech’s Tereza Melecka, Finland’s Noora Komulainen and amateur Malcolm Borwick only dropped one shot in their round scoring 10-under-par on the front nine and nine-under-par on the back nine.

Captain Korda added: “We had a good vibe in the team, we kept it really loose out there. I know the girls were a little bit nervous at the beginning, but I told them there was nothing to be nervous about and to go out there and have fun and play some golf. We’re in Spain and there is beautiful weather, we’re lucky to be here.”