SAN FRANCISCO—World No. 1 Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu, N0. 4, rallied on the back nine to help the United States earn a split of its first two matches against China on Thursday at the International Crown team event.
“It was pretty much a grind, but then we kind of ran away with it toward the end,” Korda said.
Korda and Vu trailed Ruoning Yin and Xiyu Lin by one at the turn before winning three straight holes on the back nine thanks to birdies by Vu on the 13th and 15th holes. Korda and Vu won the match 2 and 1.
Lexi Thompson and Danielle Kang lost the other match  for the U.S. 1 down to Ruixin Liu and Yu Liu….