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Wherever Nelly Korda goes, the news follows. Such is the magnanimous fame that this 25-year-old has accrued so early on in her life. Recently, the famous professional golfer was spotted at the Medalist. However, her company was what got the golf world talking.

The women’s golf sensation was photographed with two famous LIV golfers, Joaquin Niemann and Carlos Ortiz, and her coach. This unexpected set of golfers together shocked the golf world and resulted in an outpour of varied reactions from fans at all intersections.

Nelly Korda’s company shocks the golf world

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In an interesting turn of events, the LPGA star was seen with an interesting set of LIV golfers at the Medalist Golf Club in Florida. With an interesting history of design by Greg Norman and Pete Dye, it was no surprise that Joaquin Niemann and Carlos Ortiz were seen playing on the luscious greens.

The LPGAT Cover Girl’s putting instructor and coach, Eric Dietrich was also there. Interestingly, Korda and Niemann both seek guidance from Dietrich to improve their putting skills. This could be a possible reason for their spotting together.

However, their appearance alongside Korda led the golf world to question the latter’s future with the LPGA Tour. Following Jon Rahm‘s move to LIV Golf, PGA Tour fans have been left wondering what’s next for some of their beloved stars.

Although the fans’ curiosity was not satisfied with this assumption, They wanted answers, and they tried all possible combinations of questions and remarks to seek an answer.

Fans react to this intriguing news

The recently shared picture grabbed the attention of many netizens. While some were quick to declare their admiration for Nelly Korda and her perfect looks, others were quick to suspect whether the eight-time LPGA Tour winner is adding her name to the likes of players like Jon Rahm, who recently defected from the PGA Tour side to the LIV Golf camp.

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Here are some of the reviews:

A curious and suspecting fan was quick to declare Nelly Korda’s shift to LIV Golf based on the recent photograph shared on the social media platform. Interstingly, LIV Golf does not even have a women’s league, and yet the assumption about her defection was made!

Another fan took the opportunity to correct the X user who posted the tweet and highlighted his opinion that it’s a picture of Korda and exhibition golf players- declaring his reservations against LIV Golf. “Nelly Korda and 2 rich dudes,” said the fan.

Complimenting Korda’s height of 5 feet 10 inches, another fan made a funny remark where they alleged that the other guys in the picture were stretching just to match Korda’s tall aplomb.

Yet another fan brought another aspect to light and called the uniquely shaped logos on the jackets of the LIV Golfers “stupid”.

Another fan was quick to compliment the LPGA star’s mesmerizing looks and called her gorgeous!

One more fan added themselves to the suspecting and scared PGA Tour fans who are of the view that this might be a sign of Nelly Korda bidding goodbye to the LPGA Tour and moving to LIV Golf.

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Adding to the list of people calling LIV Golf an exhibition was this other netizen who declared Niemann and Ortiz as performers, not golfers.

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All in all, the tweet accumulated a varied mix of reactions from fans across the golf world. While some appreciated Korda and expressed their love for her, others were vocal about their concerns. What is your take on Nelly Korda’s picture?

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