Last week, World No. 1 Nelly Korda helped lead Team USA to its first Solheim Cup win since 2017. Korda may have cherished that title even more than the half-dozen wins she's logged on the LPGA Tour this year.

Korda returns to stroke play with an infinitesimally tiny lead in the LPGA's Vare Trophy race, the award for the lowest scoring average on tour. At 70.04, she is .02 ahead of Amundi Evian Championship winner Ayaka Furue (70.06), who is not in this week's field. The winner of the award earns a valuable LPGA Hall of Fame point.

The Solheim Cup had a rocky start, with the opening ceremony disappointing fans due to "awful camera angles, poor sound feed, badly timed walk-ons." While many hoped to get things better with Friday's foursome matches,