‘Was Really Dyslexic There’: Jim Nantz’s Massive Nelly Korda Blunder Infuriates Fans at RBC Heritage

For a moment, people who had tuned in to watch the RBC Heritage would probably have believed that an entirely new face had won on the LPGA Tour. A minor mishap, maybe a hilarious one, could have been the culprit behind the confusion. What happened was before the fourth round of RBC Heritage was cut short, Nelly Korda had already won her 13th LPGA Tour event.

As the camera panned to show Scottie Scheffler walking towards the 12th hole, the sports commentator, Jim Nantz, announced that Korda had won the Chevron Championship and congratulated her for her fifth consecutive win on the women’s circuit. However, what he exactly said was, “Kelly Norda already won her fifth [event] in a row.” Yes, Kelly Norda! Maybe Nantz was in a hurry and ended up exchanging the initial letters of Korda’s name, making a new LPGA Tour pro altogether.

It might have been just a slip of the tongue on Natz’s part, but the golf world did not let the little goof-up slide. Rob Miller of Golf WRX posted the Nantz clip on X (formerly Twitter). Making fun of the situation, he sarcastically said, “Let me be the first to congratulate Kelly Norda.” The snippet quickly took over the FYPs of the golf fans.

The online community was also a bit taken aback and was truly upset by Nantz’s actions. Many questioned why the mistake was made in the first place, given that Korda is a household name in golf, and took the whole incident as a disrespect to Nelly Korda.

Netizens react to Jim Nantz’s incorrect Nelly Korda pronunciation

The incident happened so fast that at first, many might have thought they made a mistake while listening to the commentator’s announcement, as they might not have paid attention while the sentence was uttered. One user took the time to go back to the recording and listen to the audio again; they further took a rather sarcastic take and replicated the same mistake Nantz made and commented, “I had to rewind to make sure that’s what I heard. Love Nancy James, but come on.”

Confusing the initial letters of the name might be a normal thing but it is something that is not accepted by the seasoned commentator, which clearly did not sit well with one of the fans as they tweeted, “That limp was concerning.” Taking a dig at Nantz’s abilities, another golf media person, Rob Miller, tweeted, “Jim was really dyslexic there lol.” Nelly Korda has not reacted to this incident but one fan shared what they think the 13-time LPGA Tour winner might have said to Nantz, “Nelly: “hey nim, my name is Nelly!!! Quit making wine, u might get my name right,”

The RBC Heritage and Chevron Championship were broadcast at the same time, forcing many golf enthusiasts to choose which event to watch. One user was happy with their decision to choose the LPGA Tour event over the PGA Tour event. Expressing their disappointment regarding the whole matter, they wrote, “Glad I missed it. Was actually watching Kelly….” and shared a gif that said “no respect” 

For one fan, it was not just a tiny mistake but a sheer act of negligence and ignorance. It’s no secret that one of the major problems faced by women’s golf currently is a lack of coverage and awareness of the same. They highlighted how even taking many victories didn’t guarantee the broadcaster would pronounce Korda’s name correctly. Disappointingly, they said, ‘Idk how many wins in a row it takes for people to learn your name, but apparently it’s more than 5.’

What do you think about Jim Nantz’s mistake? Were the fans’ reactions valid? Tell us in the comments.