Nelly Korda jokes about overworking her physio before The Annika – “She needs a vacation”
Nelly Korda won The Annika Driven by Gainbridge At Pelican on Sunday (November 17). The World No. 1 golfer overhauled England’s Charley Hull on the back nine to clinch her third title in the competition. She finished with a round of 67 and a total of 14 under to continue a highly successful run of form on the LPGA Tour.
Notably, this was Korda’s comeback to a competitive event field after a break. For the unversed, the 26-year-old suffered a neck injury in her practice leading up to the Asia swing. This happened while she was trying to manage her migraine pain.
Following the injury, the golfer withdrew from a pair of tournaments in South Korea and Malaysia and was in rehab with her physio trainer Kim Baughman.
She marked her return with a win and made sure to thank her physio for it. Revealing that she was working three times a day with Baughman to strengthen her neck, Korda noted that the latter deserved a “vacation” that she’d “gladly pay for.”
Replying to a media query on whether she’d give a ‘shoutout’ to her physio, Nelly Korda said during her winner’s presser at The Annika, as quoted by ASAP Sports:
“Kimberlina (Baughman). A lot of time… It’s a lot of neck strengthening. A lot of it. I mean, it was three times a day that I was seeing her and she lived 40 minutes away. So, she was coming to my house three times a day. Before and after practice. I mean, to every work out. I think she needs a vacation that I will gladly pay for.”
