Jessica Korda is five clear after her historic start in Spain

Jessica Korda equaled the lowest round in Lady's European Tour history and set a new course record as she took a five-shot lead

at the Aramco Team Series event in Sotogrande. Korda made three eagles and mixed six birdies with just one bogey on her way to a superb

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11-under 61 at La Reserva Club Sotogrande to give her a commanding lead over Slovenia's Pia Babnik Belgium's Manon De Roey.

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The American followed up an eagle on the par-five second with birdies on the next two holes, before following up on the sixth hole by birdieing the next to move

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to seven under after just seven holes. Korda got to the turn in 30 despite dropping a shot on the 404-yard eighth hole,

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three birdies in four holes from the 10th to raise her hopes of a potential of first '59 round in European Ladies story.

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An eagle on par 16 extended her lead at the top, letting her finish with a birdie-in-birdie to shoot a 60-under round,

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only for Korda to close with back-to-back pars to stay at 11-under all day.

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