“I was very shy at first.” – said Nelly Korda ahead of her recent win at the ANNIKA Driven by Gainbridge. What could she possibly have been alluding to? Well, look no further, for the current world No. 1 golfer on the Rolex Rankings was referring to the photo shoot that she had with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Believe it or not, with the recent reveal that the magazine dropped ahead of the CME Group Tour Championship, it would be hard not to notice the golfer’s “grace” and “beauty,” both of which SI had used to describe her.

A new series of pictures was released by SI Swimsuit which was reshared by NUCLR GOLF on X. “#LOOK — More photos have arrived from @NellyKorda’s Sports Illustrated Swim shoot,” wrote the news handle as it posted three pictures of the 26-year-old athlete in a dark blue swimwear.

Iconic? Yes… We agree as well. Scintillating? 100%!! What’s more, the fans seem to agree, as well as the tweet on X saw many golfing enthusiasts and the likes rushing in to comment under the same. Suffice it to say, it’s not just her golfing career that has fans now. She might even make Paige Spiranac, a fellow SI Swimsuit model, have a run for her money now that the golfer collaborated with the magazine.

Fans praise Nelly Korda’s beauty after her latest drop

“The haters out there could only pray to have a woman like that,” commented a fan as soon as they saw the tweets that NUCLR GOLF shared on its X handle. Huh! Haters? Seems a bit too far-fetched to even think that Nelly Korda has haters. Let us take the case of her golfing career. She has amassed as many as 7 wins this season on the LPGA Tour, including a major at the Chevron Championship. So she has proved herself on that front. Another follower agreed as well, for they took to mention how they’ve been an admirer even before the 7 wins; “I’ve long admired Nelly.”

Coming to her newfound modeling side. Even the likes of Paige Spiranac, sister Jessica Korda, and Jena Sims came forward to compliment the athlete on her beauty when some snaps of the photoshoot dropped at the start of November. “Gorgeous,” said Nelly Korda’s sister, while Brooks Koepka’s wife added, “I just said oh my god out loud” on her Instagram story. Well… her fans would surely agree as one of them commented, “If perfect was a woman” while another just thanked God for the pro existing: “Jesus lord thank you.”

Meanwhile, another admirer went ahead and asked, “How is she not wifed up?!” That, my friend, is a question you (alongside many others) would have to ask Andreas Athanasiou, Nelly Korda’s boyfriend, who is also a Hockey Pro. The LPGA Tour Pro had earlier confirmed to be in a relationship with the Chicago Blackhawks center since 2019. So, it would be wise to direct all such questions to the hockey pro. Anyhow, she sure has rocked the entire golfing community once again with the recent drop. Don’t you think so as well? Let us know your thoughts below!