Is Nelly Korda Playing the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup?

The last time Nelly Korda played on the LPGA Tour it was at the Woodlands as she clinched her second major victory. The 25-year-old became the third LPGA Tour pro to win in five consecutive starts as she won the Chevron Championship and joined Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez.

However, after her stint in Texas, Korda had been away from the greens and focusing on better things in her life. Will she return at the Cognizant Founders Cup to continue the winning streak? Let’s find out!

Is Nelly Korda in the Cognizant Founders Cup field?

Nelly Korda withdrew from the JM Eagle LA Championship right after her Chevron victory. It was shocking at first, however, Korda explained in her Instagram statements that, there is an entire 2024 season remaining. “I feel I need to listen to my body and get some rest, so I can be ready for the remainder of the season,” said the 12-time LPGA Tour winner.

However, fret not, Korda will be back at the Cognizant Founders Cup in Upper Montclair Country Club. Korda enters the field as the highest-ranked player and, with her current form, would want to perform better than she did in 2023. That year, Korda was winless and at the Cognizant Founders Cup missed the 36-hole cut.

The Bradenton native has already won five times and made history and if she does come out as the winner at the Upper Montclair Country Club, she will create a greater history of being the only LPGA player to ever win in sixth start on the Tour.

While Korda was taking a break and spending more time with her newly born nephew and her family and prioritizing her health, she still did not part away from the golf course and went back to where it all started.

What did Nelly Korda do during the break? 

While away from the competitive field at the LPGA Tour, Nelly Korda decided to visit the greens where she started her journey in golf At the American Junior Golf Association, Korda participated in a special news for her young fans, which has time and again wanted to inspire.

The AJGA inaugurated the all-girls Nelly Invitational in collaboration with TaylorMade on May 3rd with the 13-time LPGA Tour winner after she retired from AJGA 7 years ago. Talking about this unique feat, Korda said, “It’s a full-circle moment for me to be able to contribute to the organization that played a pivotal role in my development as a junior golfer.” 

From start to end, the Invitational represents Korda and so her prowess in the game. The lion logo, ‘Golden Lioness’ for the Nelly Invitational was inspired because her parents called her one and she revealed, that she was also a Leo. The invitational will soon have its first winner and Korda will be present at the Concession Golf Club to crown her!