When Nelly Korda lifted the Mizuho Americas Cup in May, everyone was wondering who could possibly stop her.
It was the 25-year-old’s sixth win in seven starts – a run that included five in a row, a second major title at the Chevron Championship, and had swelled her bank balance to the tune of $3 million.
But then came the reality check. The fatigue set in, the missed cuts started coming – three in a row, to be precise, the first time that’s happened to her in her career, including separate disasters at both the US Open and PGA Championship – and then there was that bizarre incident with the dog.
But while Korda says she has “gone through every emotion possible – and it’s just July”, she isn’t taking anything for granted.
“I love this game,” she said ahead of this week’s Evian Championship – the fourth major of the LPGA season. “I love the bad, I love the good.
“The bad makes you appreciate the good, and that’s just how it is. It’s sports. If you care so deeply about it, you’re just going to go through the wave of the rollercoaster.”
