Is Exhaustion & Burnout Affecting Nelly Korda? Her Latest Collapse After Lancaster Failure Explored

Nelly Korda set a record of five consecutive wins this season already; however, things started to follow a different direction from then on. The golf community was okay with her WD from the JM Eagle LA Championship. She then played the Cognizant Founders Cup too, but did not win. She did emerge victorious at the Mizuho Americas Open, but her performance at the US Women’s Open raised many eyebrows.

On the first day, she made a septuple bogey on par 3-12th at Lancaster and ended the day with 10 over. She tried to come back into the game on Friday, but it was too little too late. She missed the cut for the season’s second major. Korda is back on the greens with yet another questionable first round, but what is going wrong with the World No. 1 female golfer on the LPGA Tour?

What is hampering Nelly Korda’s game?

After the first round at Blythefield Country Club in the 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic, with a purse of $3 million, Korda was tied for 133rd in a field of 144 players. She shot 4 over 76. 29 years old, Alison Lee led the event with an 11-stroke difference with Korda. In the extremely windy weather this Thursday, Korda opened her event with double bogeys. She then made 5 bogeys and 3 birdies. Her exhaustion and burnout have thus become apparent ever since her winning moments in the Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods.

Korda had talked about this exhaustion right after her second major win when she decided to withdraw from the JM Eagle LA Championship. She expressed how difficult a decision it had been for her to withdraw. But she also explained that the decision was made keeping in mind her exhaustion. She confessed, “After the unbelievable week at the Chevron and grinding through the mental and physical challenges of four events in the past five weeks, I am definitely feeling exhausted.”

Back then, Korda had been thinking about how to come out of her burnout, and the withdrawal seemed like the best decision before the US Women’s Open. She said, “With so much still to come throughout 2024, I feel I need to listen to my body and get some rest, so I can be ready for the remainder of the season.” However, Korda’s plans or the resting period were not sufficient. The US Women’s Open has become Nelly Korda’s career’s worst performance.

Many golf experts are predicting another disappointing game for Korda this week. However, will this trend persist as the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is quickly approaching?

Is Nelly Korda’s position in the upcoming KPMG Women’s PGA Championship still under threat?

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is commencing from June 20th to 23rd at the Sahalee Country Club. Korda won this major title back in 2021 at the Atlanta Athletic Club with a 3-stroke margin of victory. But with only a week’s gap between her 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic participation and her burnout, she is likely to continue with her burnout if she does not get a proper resting period.

Although many are speculating that the chances are quite bleak at the Sahalee Country Club, Korda had different opinions this Wednesday. According to NBC Sports, she stated, “I love when golf humbles me. Not to that extent, but I do love when golf humbles me.” Moreover, she also added, “Sometimes you ride the highs, but it’s always in a sense nice to know where you can improve, too.” This quite literally shows the will for improvement that Korda carries in her mind.

Even though the present situation does not look the best, do you think Korda will be making a comeback to her fierce-play era? Let us know in the comments below.