Fan picks up Nelly Korda's ball while it's still in play at women's golf major
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Getting your hands on a match ball is a dream for any sports fan. Preferably though, that ball should not still be in play.
This was the bizarre scenario Nelly Korda found herself in at the Evian Championship on Sunday, in Évian-les-Bains, France, as the American golfer's ball -- having only just rolled to a stop -- was picked up by a spectator.
The 2021 Women's PGA Championship winner had made a strong start to the final round of the major, opening with back-to-back birdies to edge closer to the leading pack. Yet disaster struck at the par-four sixth hole when her approach shot skewed off into the trees and settled in the wood chippings along a path for spectators.
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