Nelly Korda shoots 69 to put herself in position for a record-setting 6th straight win on LPGA Tour

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda put herself in position for a record sixth straight win on the LPGA Tour, shooting a relatively mistake-free 3-under 69 in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.

The round of four birdies and a bogey on the Upper Montclair Country Club left the 25-year-old American four shots behind early leader Madelene Sagstrom, who had a 65 on a course she loves.

Teeing off just before 8 a.m. EDT on the back nine with defending champion Jin...