Nelly Korda is the ultimate boss of the 2024 season! For the most part, the 2-time major winner dominated the greens at the LPGA Tour. After all, who could win six times in a single season and win a major? Obviously Korda. But moving forward from the winning streak, it has been nearly two months since the 26-year-old has teed up at any event. So what is she up to these days?
A day before, Korda shared a sneak peek of her stunning collaboration with Sports Illustrated, and no, it was not an exclusive interview. But she was going to feature in the 2025 Swimsuit Edition! It was truly exciting for Korda fans; even fellow SI Swimsuit model Jena Sims excitedly said, “Kicking it off proper!! Congrats!!” That was just a tease, but now the three beautiful looks of Korda have been revealed. The first look was of Korda wearing a royal blue Yasmine Eslami two-piece as Korda was shot at the Boca Raton beach and inside a changing room.
In the next look, the LPGA star changed into the black LaQuan Smith one-piece, which was sleeveless from one side and had a sleeve on the other. Wearing that, the 14-time LPGA Tour winner posed alongside the shoreline as the waves crashed behind her. Finally, for the last one, the location was changed, and while Korda checked her shots in between, she also posed with the crew in an orange two-piece.
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🚨👙⛳️ #PREVIEW — Nelly Korda shoots with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit @NellyLegion
(via SI Swimsuit / IG) pic.twitter.com/4RiwqRNHCT
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) November 3, 2024
That was all revealed so far, and undoubtedly, the 26-year-old pro enjoyed her new adventure as she wrapped up the shoot and sent a message to her fans. Korda revealed that she was exhausted after all the work but was excited for the fans to see the photos as she said, “Enjoy.” Indeed, the fans already loved the small sneak peek; whenever the magazine comes out, they will also adore it.
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But that was not all that Korda had been dealing with in her almost two-month-long hiatus from pro golf. What was she doing before the swimsuit shoot?
Nelly Korda was undergoing a rehab
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All was going extremely well for Nelly Korda. After the Kroger Queen City Championship, she was supposed to tee up in South Korea for the BMW Ladies Championship and Malaysia for the Maybank Championship. However, that did not happen as Korda apologized and shared that she had sustained a minor neck injury during practice and had to withdraw from these events.
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This was in mid-October, and just five days ago, the 14-time LPGA Tour winner posted that she was cleared to start practice again. Thus, Korda will tee up at the ANNIKA Driven by Gainbridge in November. Apart from undergoing recovery & rehab, Korda also took part in Halloween celebrations.
Instead of her friends, she was with her older sister, Jessica Korda, her husband, Johnny DelPrete, and her nephew whom she loves very much, Greyson DelPrete. The family cosplayed as the teenage ninja mutant turtles, while Korda was the Master Splinter. The past few days have been distinct from her usual end-of-season schedule, but surely Koda enjoyed it all, and with a different energy, she would return to the greens and dominate there once again.
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