American Nelly Korda has withdrawn from the next two tournaments of the LPGA due to this injury.
The world number one announced on her social networks that she injured her neck during practice for the BMW Ladies Championship, corresponding to the ‘Asian tour’ of the top category, this week in South Korea, as well as the event of the week Next, the Maybank Championship in Malaysia. “I am disappointed to miss these tournaments and I am especially sorry to the fans who were hoping to see me play. “I am currently resting and working with my team to improve,” shared the multiple champion in 2024.
The North American has scored six victories so far this year, which includes her second Major title, The Chevron Championship, as well as a leading role in the latest Solheim Cup, last month, and is the leader of the CME rankings. Globe Race to be named points champion of the season. Korda did not specify a return date, but it could be when the LPGA returns to the United States, in Hawaii, for the end of the campaign. It is the second time that the American has withdrawn from an event this year for reasons beyond her control: in July she was absent from the Aramco Team Series at the Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead, England, due to a dog bite.
