Can Nelly Korda and Sister Jessica Korda Ever Play Together at the PNC Championship?

You will not find any event on the PGA Tour other than the PNC Championship, which brings families together for rounds of golf. The unique format of the game allows the family members to play competitive golf like never before.

The championship has been known as the parents/child event and has been a playing ground for Nelly Korda and her father, Petr Korda. Will it permit the Korda sisters to play in the event? What are the conditions that may increase the chance of seeing Nelly Korda tee it up alongside Jessica Korda at the Ritz-Carlton GC?

Do the Korda sisters meet the event’s criteria?

The PNC Championship is the heralded family event of the PGA Tour. The 36-hole no-cut team event witnesses the coming together of 20 professional golfers with their family members or, specifically, a pairing up of parents and children.

The event started in 1995 and was previously known as the Father/Son Challenge. However, as the game evolved, the pairing was changed to son/father, grandfather/grandchildren, daughter/father, mother/children, and many more. The event is now renamed the PNC Championship to celebrate all of its participants. However, the siblings’ pair has never been part of the event, but as it has added new pairs through years of running, the chances of Nelly Korda playing with her sister, Jessica Korda, are there but still low.

Even if the newest pair of siblings gets added to the field, there is another rule that a pair has to follow for the qualification for the event. A pair must be the PLAYERS winner or a major champ, and the second player should not be professionally playing on any Tours. With the Korda Sisters, it will only be possible if one of them takes a break from their pro career.

The event is ever-evolving, so seeing a sibling pair would not be surprising. However, the Korda sisters would never retire, just to play at the PNC Championship. Until in the far future when one does, then there will be chances of seeing Nelly Korda and Jessica Korda play at the PNC championship. Until then, another pair from the Korda family is gracing the Ritz-Carlton GC and has finished their first round.

Nelly and Petr Korda’s first-round stats

Nelly Korda and Petr Korda were paired with Steve Stricker and his daughter Izzi for the first round. The Korda pair started the round one well with three consecutive birdies on the front nine from hole one to three. Making the par for the next three, Team Korda hit another birdie at par-4 7th hole.

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The back nine was a similar affair to the first nine holes. Nelly and Petr Korda hit 8 birdies and had a bogey-free round. The duo ended up T11 on the leaderboard, the same as team Stricker. After the opening round, Team Korda is 8 under 64 and 7 strokes away from the lead.

Team Kuchar is at the top of the scoreboard, with 15 under 57 with as many as 13 birdies and one eagle. Will Nelly Korda and her father snatch away the lead from the Kuchars and win their first PNC Championship? Share your predictions in the comment below.

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