Despite being winless for the year 2023 prior to last week, Nelly Korda once again proved why she is considered a star golfer. After her dominant display of skills in London, the golf world knew that the icon’s form had returned. Just like the conditions there, a similar challenge will once again greet the 24-year-old as she opens at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship.

However, before she takes on the French greens, Nelly Korda has an honest statement to share. One that featured the rising prodigy, Rose Zhang, and other LPGA Tour talents. Her opinion earnestly reflected how exponentially female golfers are improving themselves each year. With that, let us take a look at what she had to say about Zhang and the other players she mentioned!

Nelly Korda openly voices her verdict on Rose Zhang and other female professionals

The 2023 Amundi Evian Championship is all set to spread its wings at the Evian Resort Golf Club. However, prior to that, Nelly Korda sat down for a press conference on Wednesday. While the question only highlighted Celine Boutier, the World No. 2 did not hesitate to mention other golf icons who have been exceptional on the greens.

Referring to the game of golf in general, the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner said, “The women’s sports are what I can talk about, is the girls are getting better every year“.

Apart from this, Korda highlighted the names of Rose Zhang and Jin Young Ko. On the one hand, focusing on the South Korean professional, the 1-time major winner expressed how Ko has achieved two massive wins this year, which is remarkable. On the other hand, she pronounced Zhang’s name and said that her first win at the first event as a pro is an example of raising the stakes in women’s golf.

Zipping back to Celine Boutier, one of the questions probed the golf star to share her stance on the French player and if she could win a major title.

Upon confirming the name once again, Korda said, “I actually played with her last year here for the first two days“. This was enough to elicit praise from the 2020 Summer Olympic Gold Medalist for Boutier. Despite mentioning that she hasn’t had a chance to play too much with the 3-time LPGA Tour winner, Korda sincerely expressed that Boutier handles windy situations quite well.

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Additionally, she added that the French icon has a pretty solid putt. Ultimately, Korda believed that everyone has an opportunity to claim the major win this week. It depends on whose game clicks well enough.

It’s not the first time Korda has graciously praised her fellow on-course rivals

The 2023 season hasn’t been ideal for Nelly Korda. The LPGA Tour icon faced a couple of underwhelming performances and some difficult times concerning her health. Despite all these struggles, when the eight-time LPGA Tour winner was just returning to the greens, she graciously voiced praise for her fellow golfers.

First, it was the 20-year-old, Rose Zhang, who received the title of a worthy opponent from the golf star. Acknowledging the feats the young golfer has achieved, Korda appreciated her talent unequivocally. This was then followed by the Florida native golfer crowning Jin Young Ko as the best golfer prior to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

This shows how fair and candid Korda is when sharing her stances. What do you think of her recent statements? Let us know in the comments!

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