Jessica Korda Gets Startling Insights From Shiny Nike Duo Nelly Korda and Tony Finau on ‘Bombs on Greens’ Strategy
The Grant Thornton Invitational, irrespective of all the off-court caboodle, has the spotlight currently as players are seen making redemptions and resurges on the greens. Nelly Korda and Tony Finau have been on a roll. The Nike duo had a studded first-day finish on the top of the leaderboard, and after the second round, the players are only two strokes behind the current leaders Lydia Ko and Jason Day.
As the play unfolds, Jessica Korda—who was earlier ought to take the greens with Rickie Fowler at the maiden tourney but withdrew later—has been seen on the greens, interviewing the LPGA-PGAT pairs. In a recent conversation with LPGA’s cover girl and Finau, sister Korda has gained some startling insights.
After the second day of play, the golfers discussed their driving range. Jessica Korda asked the pair about their game plan and whether they talked about it the day before during the round or on the go. Nelly Korda took to answer first and said that the pair decided on the strategy for Day 2 play when they saw each other at the gym.
Finau chimed in and added that they looked at their game and saw what needed to be focused on. “I was like I think ‘I should be hitting the evens, and you should be hitting the odds.’ Before today, it was odds and evens, so it ended up working out well.” The golfer also added that he thought the pair did a “good job” of strategizing their game.
