Latest Nelly Korda News

Intimidating tree-lined fairways of Sahalee await Nelly Korda and rest of field in the Women's PGA

Jun. 19, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Inside her yardage book, Nelly Korda keeps the markings simple. The No. 1 player in the world denotes the spots she needs to avoid hitting by writing X’s. At Sahalee Country Club, with Douglas fir, red cedar and hemlock trees framing every fairway and...

PGA Tour has final signature event as LPGA goes to Sahalee for 3rd major

Jun. 18, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

PGA TOUR TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Cromwell, Connecticut. Course: TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,852. Par: 70. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Nelly Korda misses 2nd straight LPGA Tour cut after winning 6 of 7 events

Jun. 14, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Nelly Korda missed her second straight cut after winning six of seven events, rallying Friday but falling a stroke short of advancing to weekend play in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Korda followed an opening 4-over 76 in windy conditions...

Nelly Korda stumbles again in 1st event since US Women's Open, shooting 76 in Meijer LPGA Classic

Jun. 14, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Nelly Korda stumbled again Thursday in her first event since missing the cut in the U.S. Women's Open, dropping four strokes on the first three holes in a 4-over 76 at the windy Meijer LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Korda was tied for 133rd in the...

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during men's and women's golf

Jun. 04, 2024 15:33 PM EDT

A roadmap to follow for the men's and women's golf competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Scottie Scheffler, United States: The Masters champion has been the No. 1 player in the world for more than a year. Scheffler is so far ahead of the rest of golf...

The Memorial and LIV Houston are the final stops before the US Open

Jun. 04, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

PGA TOUR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Site: Dublin, Ohio. Course: Muirfield Village GC. Yardage: 7,571. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Meechai has a big start and leads Women's Open. Nelly Korda won't be around to see how it ends

May. 31, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Wichanee Meechai became the latest surprise in a U.S. Women's Open filled with them. She started Friday with four straight birdies and matched the low score of the week with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into a weekend that won't include Nelly Korda. ...

Oh, Nelly! Korda makes a 10 on one hole and posts an 80 in U.S. Women's Open

May. 30, 2024 22:07 PM EDT

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Nelly Korda was not even three holes into the U.S. Women's Open when she dropped to a crouch and bowed her head in disbelief after her third straight shot — all of them from inside 70 feet away — tumbled into a stream. She walked off the par-3 12th hole at...

Saso survives brutal starts of US Women's Open that sent Korda to an 80

May. 30, 2024 21:09 PM EDT

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Former champion Yuka Saso leaned on her putter to survive a brutally tough start to the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday, an opening round that featured Nelly Korda making a 10 on her third hole and only four players barely beating par. Saso had three big par...

Nelly Korda faces her toughest test at US Women's Open

May. 29, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — No matter how easy Nelly Korda has made golf look over the last two months, not even the best player in her sport can expect an easy time at the U.S. Women's Open. The biggest and richest event in women's golf prides itself on being the toughest test, and...