Everyone has some regrets in their life. Big or small, most of us would do a few things differently if given a second chance. Athletes are no different. Jessica Korda still has one big regret from 2022 when she was severely injured. 

Korda has been very thorough about her recovery process, and she has bounced back stronger every time. But Korda confessed at one point, that desperation got the better of her. Back in 2022, the 31-year-old had a series of setbacks. First, she was struggling with rib issues. Korda was unable to rotate fully affecting her swing. 

To make matters worse, she fell down the stairs after the Chevron Championship. While her withdrawal at the tail end of 2022 is well-known, the actual reason was somewhat vague. She stated that doctors advised her to stop playing for a full recovery. The problem arose because she broke a few discs while slipping down the stairs. On top of it, she continued to play for a few months. 

“I ended up playing on a couple of cracked discs (the) rest of the season. I kind of wish I didn’t do that. If I could get a mulligan for that I definitely would,” Jessica Korda admitted. From her words, it was evident that she permanently damaged her back which continues to create trouble for her. 

Even last year, Jessica Korda took a break from Golf to rehab her back injury. Throughout the year, the elder Korda sister was visibly struggling. In the statement, she revealed that despite spending countless hours on recovery and training, the pain wasn’t improving. Hence, the 30-year-old took a long break. “That spiraled a whole lot of issues that I have now,” Korda added in the LPGA Podcast. Given a do-over, she would set the course right. After all, she was having a great year before that.

Jessica Korda was on a roll before her injury

It’s been over 3 years since Jessica Korda last won on the Tour. While of course, she hasn’t played too much due to her hiatus and then her pregnancy, it’s hard to ignore that her last few stunning moments on the course came right before her injury. In fact, in 2021 Korda was on a hot streak.

She played in 17 events that year. Guess how many she made the cut in? 17! Not all were superb finishes, but she still recorded 5 top-10 finishes, including a win at the TOC that year. Korda even competed at the Summer Olympics that year. And who could forget her battle at the Solheim Cup?

No one can tell if things would’ve turned out differently than the present had Jessica Korda rested when it was due in 2022. But her time right before that certainly makes one think: ‘What could have been?’