Did Nelly Korda join another elite list? The world no. 1 LPGA player had a terrific 2024 capturing 7 titles throughout the season. Even in the events she didn’t win, she was able to finish in the top 10 on the leaderboard in 4 out of 6 cuts she made.

It’s safe to say that it was Nelly Korda’s year and no one was surprised when she won the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year award after the season had concluded. But there is another list that she has become a part of just as the year is coming to a close. Interestingly, fellow pro golfer and PGA Tour pro; Jason Day was included in that list.

We are talking about the end-of-the-year post by Korn Ferry Tour player, Ryan Ruffels. Brother to Korda’s fellow LPGA golfer, Gabriela Ruffels, Ryan shared a slideshow of images on his Instagram a few hours ago.

The post was captioned, “2024, Thank you❤️ Took some risks, got out of my comfort zone, tried some new things. Proud of what I was able to achieve this year with the support of so many people 2025, it’s time to get back to some tournament golf. Didn’t do enough of it this year, and I’m excited to get out there, compete more and see where it takes me. Of course, while making some fun content along the way. Cheers to the New Year everyone. Thanks for following along, see you guys on the flip side 🙌🏼🤙🏽,” acknowledging everything that happened in 2024 while also wishing everyone a Happy New Year.

Among the carousel of Ryan Ruffels’ adventures from 2024, there were a few pictures with fellow professional golfers. A couple of them included his sister, Gabi Ruffels as well. However, what caught the attention of the fans was that Jason Day & Nelly Korda were also featured in the slideshow. Jason Day had also reshared one of the videos he was featured in on his Instagram story.

Coming back to world no. 1, Korda was seen posing with the Ryan Ruffels with their arms crossed and standing in front of their golf bags on a course. The post received a lot of comments and love including one from the 2024 Player of the Year herself as she excitedly said, “I made ittttt,” in response to her being featured in Ryan’s post.

So when did Nelly Korda & Ryan Ruffels cross paths? Let’s find out.

Nelly Korda vs. Ryan Ruffels

No, we’re not talking about the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational. Nelly Korda had joined Ryan Ruffels; who is also a content creator, on his namesake YouTube channel. The video was titled ‘Nelly Korda vs Ryan Ruffels’ as the duo squared off at the Sara Bay Country Club. They played a ‘Modified Worst Ball’ where the worst drive off the tee from both the pros is played forward by them individually to see who can bag the lowest score.

The video was shot a while after Nelly Korda had bagged a record-setting 5 wins in a row in May 2024. After 9 holes, Nelly Korda picked up the win with a par score as Ruffels ended it with 2-over. The challenge received a lot of views, with nearly 200k golf enthusiasts dropping by to watch the world no. 1 bag her 6th unofficial win in a row. Throughout the video, Ryan Ruffels and Nelly Korda showed great chemistry, which justified the Korn Ferry Tour pro’s statement in the opening minutes about them being ‘good friends.’

What did you think about their faceoff? Let us know in the comments.