In PGA of Women KPMG, there is a brutal, inevitable challenge

Frisco, Texas – World no. 1 nelly cord entered the player’s interview area Thursday after the opening round of 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship THEir Ranch East fields in PGA Frisco And she needed a moment before she remembered her 72.

After just under six hours in the heat of North Texas, Corda was still trying to reassess. Ninety -three degrees with moisture 69 percent will do so.

“Hot hot,” Korda said. “I’m still cooling down now. Overall, I mean, even to start the size, I mean, it was easier than I thought it would be.

Cord and her partners playing Jeeno thitikul AND Lydia Slogged through a nine three hours on Thursday that included a long reception in the Tee box at all eight par-3s. When Super Trio came out of the seventh green, the group before them should not give up no.8. Cord, who made two birds and two Bogeys in the first round, opened her umbrella and sat down as she tried to stay biased.

The main championships relate to the patient staying and maintaining your focus. Having close to the three-digit temperatures that beat down you make that task even more difficult.

For Korda, who is also feeding on a neck disease that worsened as she hit a ball from the rough Monday, the round of Thursday’s opening was the big quintessential championship. She chose over two shots outside, but her iron game gave her very little opportunity to hold the pace with Thiticul, who made 199 meters of blow while shooting one four -year -old to get the lead with 18 holes.

With the improvement of her neck during the day, Corda left the round 1 round box with her position and how she sailed in Texas conditions on a course that promises to become stronger and faster while the whip wind and the sun bake the Gil Hanse course.

“You can definitely lose a tour. You can’t win the first day,” Korda said. “I felt strong. I was hitting him well from tee to greens, and just didn’t give myself a lot of great views. But I played quite strong, I think, for the first day of a major.”

Cord, Thiticul and Ko will trade in the morning for even the hottest afternoon wave on Friday. Temperatures in Frisco, Texas, are projected to reach 97 degrees on Friday and keep stable over the weekend.

How players treat Texas heat, something they can’t escape will go ahead to decide who invades Fields Ranch East in PGA Frisco and who will go to the boiler.

“I definitely think it will be a challenge,” said Angel Yin, who shot a Thursday, he told the heat. “It will be good with golf because the ball will fly further and make the course a little shorter. I like to play in faster greens, so I will like it. And then, yes, it will be balance of hydration and concentration.”

After making seven birds in round 1, Minjee Lee entered the air -conditioning interview area and could not help but laugh.

“Man, I’m staring at,” said Lee, who shot three under, he said as she went to the podium.

Another morning wave member, Lee’s hot putter denied a shaky day of driving that she saw her lose 0.251 finger in round 1. Poor driving made Lee stumble with a small piece of “soft bogs”, which kept her not matching or overcoming the thitikulin 1.

A great champion twice, Lee preached the importance of patience. This is a task that becomes infinitely harder the longer you stay under the Texas sun.

“You can’t come before you, especially in this kind of weather,” Lee said. “I think it’s more of the heat that is draining your focus, so it will be a great factor to come the next days.”

Heat and pressure will only intensify as the weekend approaches here in PGA Frisco. Anyone who can handle both will be the one who leaves North Texas as a great champion.