WATCH: Nelly Korda starts strong as she birdies in the opening round of 2024 CME Group Tour Championship

Nelly Korda has teed off at the season-ending 2024 CME Group Tour Championship. The World No. 1 golfer started the opening round in great fashion at the iconic Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

The 2024 Rolex Player of the Year began the day by carding in a birdie on the par-5 first hole. Despite facing two back-to-back bogeys on par-4’s third and fourth holes, Korda was unfazed and came back to birdie the eighth hole to end the front nine on an even par 36.
The par-3 eighth hole saw Korda stick her tee shot to roughly 18 feet from the pin. She went on to drain the putt and demonstrated great speed control and green reading. Watch her card a birdie at the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship below:

After another bogey on the par-4 tenth hole, she went on to secure a late birdie on the par-5 seventeenth hole to end the back nine on an even par 36 to total 72.
Here’s a look into Korda’s scorecard for the opening round of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship:

Hole 1 (par 5) – 4
Hole 2 (par 4) – 4
Hole 3 (par 4) – 5
Hole 4 (par 4) – 5
Hole 5 (par 3) – 3
Hole 6 (par 5) – 5
Hole 7 (par 4) – 4
Hole 8 (par 3) – 2
Hole 9 (par 4) – 4
Hole 10 (par 4) – 5
Hole 11 (par 4) – 4
Hole 12 (par 3) – 3
Hole 13 (par 4) – 4
Hole 14 (par 5) – 5
Hole 15 (par 4) – 4
Hole 16 (par 3) – 3
Hole 17 (par 5) – 4
Hole 18 (par 4) – 4