Former Stanford Star Zhang Ties Tournament Record at New Jersey LPGA Stop

Madelene Sagstrom hits out of the rough on the second hole during the first round of the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament in Clifton, N.J., on May 9, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP Photo

CLIFTON, N.J.—Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour title, especially the way Rose Zhang is playing.

Korda shot a relatively mistake-free 3–under 69 early in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday and then could only watch as the 20-year-old Zhang tied the tournament record with a 63 in the afternoon to take the lead.