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Jessica had finished earlier with a 64 to tie for 15th and looked forward to little sister’s big moment.
“This is just kind of like almost legend status as a golfer, period, male or female,” Jessica said.
She had gone over the 18th green in the third round and made bogey, and was tentative with her swing on Saturday.
“And for her to fight through those kind of pressure and expectations and to end up winning the gold, I think it shows what kind of class player she is.
There was nothing easy about this final round for Korda, even starting with a three-shot lead.
That list include Aditi Ashok of India, at an extreme disadvantage all week with her lack of distance off the tee, some of that brought on by a bout with COVID-19 this summer.
One came on the 18th hole of the second round when she needed a birdie for a 59.
The other was Saturday on the par-3 seventh when her tee shot went left into a collection area.
Moments later, her 28-year-old sister, Jessica, joined her on the green for a hug and a shimmy.
“It’s tough to win out here and she makes it look easy, but those girls are good.
It came up short and plugged in the sand on the slope near the face.
“It’s not easy playing as the No.
She fell into a tie for the lead, rebuilt it to three shots early on the back nine and then closed with six pars as three players made a bold run at her.
With her magic touch on the greens — she one-putted the entire front nine — the 23-year-old with her mother as her caddie stayed in the mix all day.
Korda and her caddie did not realize the tee box was 30 yards forward, leading to the wrong club and wrong line into the rough behind a tree.
It took Korda three chips to get onto the green, and the double bogey dropped her into a tie with Ko and Ashok.
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