Has Bizarre Celebrations Turned Culprit in ‘Exhausted’ Nelly Korda’s JM Eagle LA Championship Withdrawal?

The current world No. 1 would probably have been feeling as if she were on top of the world on Sunday. Naturally so, since Nelly Korda was able to lift her second major win at the Chevron Championship. However, she recently came forward to surprisingly withdraw her name from the next event on the women’s circuit, the JM Eagle LA Championship, all the while throwing concern at the possible reasons behind the same.

Looking back, after her 2-stroke win on Sunday, the LPGA Tour pro had, as per a longstanding tradition, jumped into the pond beside the 18th hole at The Club at Carlton Woods with an epic cannonball dive. Meanwhile, owing to that act, the fans can’t help but wonder: Was the wild celebration she had after her victory the reason behind her early WD?

Nelly Korda’s WD and the peculiar celebration; are they connected?

“I have decided to withdraw from the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro,” shared the American pro on her Instagram story the day after her major win. Adding on, Korda divulged how she made the decision to pull out after a lot of consideration and proper discussion with her team.

On top of that, she made sure to point out how it wasn’t an easy decision for her to pull out of the event. What’s more, displaying amazing gameplay and winning 5 events in a row, from the LPGA Drive-On Championship to the Chevron Championship, must have taken a toll on Nelly Korda. Consequently, she disclosed, “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. 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.”

The recent update shared by the 13-time LPGA Tour champ, her fans can rest easy knowing that her recent celebration, wasn’t the cause of her pulling out of the tournament at Wilshire Country Club. Back in 2023, Stephen Salzman, the club’s general manager, revealed how all health measures, from engineering issues to agronomy, were taken care of by the team to ensure the safety of the players. It was also revealed how gator nets were installed in 2024, allowing the golfer to carry out the champion tradition without any worries.

Regardless of whether the celebration affected the health of the golfer or not, she made sure to express her gratitude to the CEO of JM Eagle and his wife as well. Why? Well, Korda made sure to do so for the support they dished out, enabling her to WD from the event!

Korda expresses gratitude for the support

The 2024 Chevron Championship winner made sure to convey how thankful she was to her fans for the love and cheers they were able to demonstrate during the successful run, as well as the hosts of the JM Eagle LA Championship. “Thank you for all the incredible love and support over the past few weeks,” shared Korda before adding, “I also want to say thank you to Walter and Shirley Wang… your support is so greatly appreciated and you have helped elevate our Tour in numerous ways.”

That’s not all. Nelly Korda also made sure to reveal the next event she is planning to participate in. Divulging the same, she said, “I will be cheering you on from afar and I look forward to seeing everyone again in New Jersey,” while alluding to the Cognizant Founders Cup at Upper Montclair Country Club. So, the fans just need to wait for her to hopefully clinch her sixth consecutive win!