‘Never Going to Be Bad For the Game’: Days Before Her 25th Birthday, Nelly Korda Remains Confident About Experimenting With the Men

Golf is one of those unique sports that appeals to men, women, children, and seniors alike. There is the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour of Champions, the Amateur circuits, college golf, state-level playoffs, country club events, and so much more. But one of the specialties of golf is that despite them running in different circuits, men and women often team up to play against each other on equal grounds. At the fourth Major Championship this season, LPGA Tour star Nelly Korda, shared her unique perspective on such rare gameplay.

Nelly Korda’s wise words on playing with men

Thepress conference held on Wednesday before the Amundi Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club, revealed quite a bit of information that golfing fans were dying to hear. Nelly Korda took on some very interesting questions and shared her honest opinions on them.

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When asked how she thinks the viewership and gameplay would be affected by a joint event, much like Wimbledon where her brother Sebastian plays, she shared her views with some confidence, saying, “I think it would be really beneficial for the sport.” She also shared that the joint event at Grand Thornton Invitational to be hosted in Naples “is a very unique and fun format.”

The Olympic Gold Medalist further added, “I think any single time we can be joined with the men I think that’s going to bring in more viewership. I think it’s never going to be bad for the game of golf. I feel like it’s just going to continue to grow it.”

Nelly and her sister Jessica Korda have been pivotal components in expanding the viewership of women’s golf. Their incredible achievements draw significant attention. The LPGA tour pro admitted that having a joint event for men and women in golf is considerably more difficult than in Tennis. After all, the yardage for the players differs on the same course. Still, it is not a far-fetched idea if the median is maintained.

Nelly Korda celebrates a special day

Nelly Korda is among the few golf prodigies who earned an Olympic gold medal before she was 25. In fact, as of today, the LPGA star is 25 years old and she already has a number of accomplishments to her name. She recently won the title for individual golfer at the 2023 Aramco Team Series, where she was captaining Team Korda.

At the Evian Resort Golf Club, the American golfer is going steady on her special day. no doubt she wants the title at the Amundi Evian Championship to add to her collection and it would definitely mean a lot if she makes the cut on her birthday.

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