Heading into her fourth Solheim Cup with no wins to show for it, World No. 1 Nelly Korda is determined to help the U.S. wrest the title away from Europe, which has held the trophy for three straight tournaments.
Last year in Spain, the U.S. and Europe played to a 14-14 tie, the first in the event’s history. The tie allowed captain Suzann Pettersen and the Europeans to retain the title. Meanwhile, the U.S. hasn’t won the event since capturing its second straight Cup in 2017.
“We got some unfinished business,” Korda said on Tuesday ahead of the 19th edition of the event, slated to begin on Friday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.
“Getting to represent my country, I’ve been lucky enough and honored enough to do it a couple of times, and every single time … whenever you get to wear the red, white, and blue and stars and stripes, there’s a different meaning to it.”
Korda, 26, who has six victories on the LPGA Tour this season — including a record-tying five in a row — would love to see the U.S. team form a cohesive unit that can rely on every member, not just the elite players.
“For the amount (of Solheim Cups) that I’ve played,” Korda said, “I mean, there’s definitely other people that we can look up to, but at the end of the day, I hope that we can all come together as a team and just lean on each other, other than someone else leaning on maybe me because I have more experience or I’m the No. 1 player in the world. I just hope that we all come together and lean on each other.”
