Fans React to ‘Beautiful’ Nelly Korda SI Swimsuit Debut As She Makes 2024 LPGA Player of the Year
The professional golfer is having an incredible week in terms of professional accomplishments.
In case you missed it, professional golfer Nelly Korda was announced as SI Swimsuit’s first athlete in the forthcoming 2025 SI Swimsuit Issue on Saturday. The 26-year-old, who is currently ranked as the No. 1 female golfer in the world, traveled to Boca Raton, Fla., earlier this week, where she posed in front of photographer Ben Horton’s lens for next May’s magazine.
On Nov. 2, the SI Swimsuit team began teasing snippets of Korda’s photo shoot on Instagram, and the behind the scenes images were received with nothing but praise from the athlete’s many fans and followers.
“Kicking it off proper!! Congrats!!” 2024 SI Swimsuit rookie Jena Sims cheered in the comments.
“👏👏👏👏 yes Queen,” fellow rookie Sharina Gutierrez gushed.
“One of the best all time swings in ALL of golf. ⛳️,” another user noted.
“Wow!” one fan praised. “Impossible to be more beautiful! 😍😍😍.”
“obsessed !!” DJ and SI Swimsuit rookie Xandra Pohl wrote.
“Cannot wait I want my issue signed ✌️,” one fan stated on another Instagram sneak peek post.