‘Made Me Feel Like Sh*t’: Nelly Korda’s Ex-Teammate on Resenting USA’s Win at Solheim Cup 2024

One of the most well-known faces in golf is Angel Yin, owing to her contagious smile and strong drive. But is that smile deeper than it appears to be? Since going professional in 2016, the young American golfer has stood out on the LPGA Tour and has a history of friendship and rivalry with fellow player Nelly Korda. However, Yin’s open thoughts have recently sparked questions about the relationships between these two stars.

Relationships between golfers in the professional golf industry are an intriguing mix of competitiveness and camaraderie. In addition to sharing triumphs, Yin and Korda have both played crucial roles in Team USA’s Solheim Cup campaigns. Yin, who is well-known for her vivacious nature, shared her thoughts about Korda’s effort and the dynamic of the squad as a whole, but her comments also alluded to a more complex story—one of unsaid conflicts and maybe unfulfilled expectations. What drives these feelings? Let’s check out this intriguing tale in more detail.

Angel Yin shared her thoughts on the U.S. team’s win in the 2024 Solheim Cup, with a particular spotlight on Nelly Korda’s captaincy and her fellow teammates, in an intimate interview of the “Welcome to Par-tee with Tisha Alyn“ podcast. Alyn began the discussion by bringing up Yin’s exclusion from the Solheim Cup. “They didn’t go with you,” she said to Yin. “And I wanted to walk through how that made you feel?” Yin responded to this by expressing disappointment, not out of a personal grudge but rather because of her ardent love for the game. “Oh well, I can’t sit here and say it made me feel great,” she retorted. “It made me feel like sh*t. I was like sitting there, she was telling me about it and I was like, okay. I just wanted to leave. I get to the point I’m not gonna be on this team.”