Nothing went right for Nelly Korda at Annika early Sunday morning. She made three bogeys on the front nine and turned in nine under par, trailing British woman Charlie Hull by a pair. Something seemed off about Korda's game, and victory seemed far away.
And she proved why she's the best player on the planet.
Korda made five consecutive birdies on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th holes, outpacing Hull and the rest of the field, including Lynn Grant, Weiwei Zhang, and young prodigy Rose Zhang. I left. she hit the charm Approach on the 12th par 3 And the par-3 15th both stopped within 5 feet. However, it was on the par-4 16th that he hit the most clutch putts of the day, where he made a 10-foot par and maintained a two-stroke advantage with two strokes left.
Still, the most impressive thing about Korda's win is that she hadn't played in two months due to a neck injury until this week.
“I'm sure you can feel the nerves that I felt on the back nine. It feels great to be back here right after being out with an injury for a while,” Korda said.
“There's nothing like being on the hunt, feeling the adrenaline on the back nine, and being competitive. I love it.”
The win puts Korda on par with Scottie Scheffler, who has put together a Tiger Woods-like season with seven wins of his own. Korda also becomes the first player to win seven LPGA events in a given year since Beth Daniel did it in 1990.
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