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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Nelly Korda seized a share of the lead at the US Women\u2019s Open on Saturday with her second straight 4-under 67, ending with three consecutive birdies and finishing even with Sei Young Kim at 6-under 207.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Korda, the world No. 1 and a three-time major winner after dominating The Chevron Championship in April, has played her way into prime position to contend for her second straight major title and first US Open championship Sunday at Riviera.<\/span><\/p>\n

Korda was seven shots off the lead after her opening-round 73, but she got into contention with Friday\u2019s lowest score before surging steadily up the leaderboard on moving day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s always amazing to be in this position,\u201d Korda said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we work so hard for, to be in this spot. So whatever happens tomorrow happens, but I\u2019m going to give it my all and see what the outcome is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Several players traded the lead on a sunny afternoon in front of the week\u2019s biggest crowd at this 100-year-old country club in Pacific Palisades. Seven players were within two shots of the top of a leaderboard crowded with major winners.<\/span><\/p>\n

First-round leader Jennifer Kupcho and 2015 US Women\u2019s Open champion In Gee Chun were a shot back at 5 under after 69s, while second-round co-leader Ruoning Yin, Mexico\u2019s Gaby Lopez, and Japan\u2019s Nasa Hataoka were 4 under.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Sunday\u2019s field will have to tangle with Korda, who has been near the top of her formidable game for the past two days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Korda chipped in from the fringe for birdie on the third hole Saturday, and she nailed an 18-foot birdie putt on the sixth. She finished with her birdie spree, reaching the par-5 17th green in two before smashing her 154-yard approach shot to 4 feet on the 18th.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Korda had never posted consecutive rounds in the 60s in a US Women\u2019s Open, not even last year when she tied for second at Erin Hills. She believes that experience and her ongoing work on her mental game have put her in a prime position to execute Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to get too frustrated,\u201d Korda said. \u201cI think last year I really, really wanted it, and the more you want it, sometimes the more you stiffen up and you get a little bit more nervous. So I play my best golf when I\u2019m happy, free Nelly and I\u2019m kind of joking around out there. That\u2019s kind of the attitude that I\u2019m going to have (Sunday).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim was one shot off the lead after each of the first two rounds, and the South Korean star carded a steady 68 after a birdie on 17 to stay right on pace with Korda.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI tried to keep my patience and just waited for a chance,\u201d said Kim, a 13-time winner on the LPGA Tour. \u201cWhen the chances came to me, I just made it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Both second-round leaders are also still firmly in contention. Southern California native Alison Lee was one shot off the lead on the back nine before making three late bogeys and finishing at 3 under, while Yin made three bogeys on the front nine before getting back to 4 under with two late birdies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lee, who gave birth to son Levi 15 months ago, would be only the fourth mother to win the US Open and the first since Juli Inkster in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

England\u2019s Charley Hull carded Saturday\u2019s low round at 65, making seven birdies and moving just three shots back of the lead. Asterisk Talley, a 17-year-old amateur from California\u2019s Central Valley, shot a 66. <\/span><\/p>\n

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