Nelly Korda surges into contention for eighth LPGA title of 2024 at CME Group Tour Championship
Nelly Korda, for all her otherworldly talent, echoed the masses on Friday at the CME Group Tour Championship.
“Golf is just crazy,” said Korda. “You go from playing so well last week to not being able to find the center of the club face yesterday. Always humbles you, but that’s what you love so much about it.”
Korda rebounded from an opening 72 with a dazzling 6-under 66 at Tiburon Golf Club on a sunny, windswept day in south Florida. The bogey-free round included a hole-out for eagle on the third hole.
The World No. 1 headed to the range after Thursday’s round and came away with one simple swing thought.
“I get kind of like slung open, and then when I swing my face open, then I just don’t hinge properly,” she said.
“So going straight back, which in a sense is like a closing club face on the way back, and then just hinging puts me in a good spot on the top.”
Armed with a good plan, Korda headed back for a little room service and some much-needed rest. Her physio, Kim Baughman, came by to knock on the door early Friday morning for treatment on her neck.
