Key keywords: Nelly Korda, 2024 AIG Women's Open, second round best shots, St Andrews Old Course, LPGA major highlights, women's professional golf, links golf performance, Nelly Korda winning streak. The second round of the 2024 AIG Women's Open at the iconic St Andrews Old Course delivered one of the most electrifying stretches of play in recent major golf history, headlined by World No.1 Nelly Korda's string of highlight-reel shots that extended her lead at the top of the leaderboard to 3 strokes heading into the weekend. Korda, who entered the round with a 1-stroke lead after a 6-under opening 66, picked up right where she left off on the front nine, starting with a 12-foot downhill eagle putt on the par-5 3rd hole that sent the packed gallery roaring. The shot was made even more impressive by the 15 mph crosswind that threw off the pace of nearly every other player in the field on the same green, with most of her competitors finishing the hole with par or bogey. Her most viral shot of the day came on the par-3 7th hole, where her tee shot landed in a deep greenside bunker 22 yards from the pin. With a steep 6-foot lip and firm, compacted sand underfoot, most broadcast analysts predicted she would be lucky to get up and down for par, but Korda executed a perfectly lofted bunker shot that landed softly 6 inches from the hole and dropped in for a surprise birdie, pushing her lead to 2 strokes before the turn. On the back nine, Korda faced her biggest test on the par-4 14th hole, where her drive landed in thick, tangled rough 160 yards from the green, partially blocked by a cluster of gorse bushes. She adjusted her stance, took a 7-iron, and hit a low draw that curved around a fairway bunker and landed 3 feet from the cup, setting up an easy par save that kept her momentum intact when every other player in the top 10 dropped at least one stroke on the hole. She capped off her round with a 31-foot curling birdie putt on the 18th hole, finishing with a 7-under 65 that brings her total to 13-under for the tournament, the lowest 36-hole score in Women's Open history at St Andrews. Golf analysts have praised Korda's performance as a masterclass in links golf, with her combination of power off the tee, precise iron play, and clutch putting making her nearly unbeatable this season, as she chases her second major title of 2024 and her 7th consecutive LPGA win. Fans in attendance lined the fairways all day to catch a glimpse of her play, with many calling the second round the best display of women's golf they have ever seen at the historic course.