Nelly Korda’s Humble Confession Pushed Aside As Startling Reports Shed Actual Truth Behind 6-Peat
Earlier this month, Nelly Korda ended her winning streak with a T7 finish at the Cognizant Founders Cup. But she came back with a bang a week later. Last week at the Mizuho Americas Open, the World No. 1 grabbed yet another victory in the eight events she’s played this season. Shooting a 1-under 71 on Sunday, she defeated Hannah Green by a stroke to take home her sixth win in her last seven starts.
The victory was no cakewalk. Despite the terrible weather in New Jersey, and her shaky start (3 bogeys in her first 7 holes), Korda managed to shine through the storm. Post-game, she humbly confessed that she had not been at her best and even praised Hannah Green, who gave her a run for her money. “Didn’t play all that well,” she said. “I just told myself that even though I was 2-over [after my first few holes], I still had opportunities on the back nine to take the lead or battle with Hannah because she was playing solid golf.” And even though the 2-time major winner claimed to have not been at her best, her stats tell a completely different story!
Nelly Korda breaks the Tour average
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Nelly Korda scored a -14 at the Mizuho Americas Open, in spite of two 70 and over over rounds. And despite the fact that she believes that she “didn’t play all that well,” her season stats for GIR post-event say otherwise. As reported by Justin Ray, from the Fairways, Korda has been hitting the green in regulation 84.2% of the time in 2024. What about the rest of the field? Well, “The Tour average this season from the fairway is 74%.”
Interestingly, that’s not all. As per the LPGA’s stats, Korda also ranks first on the Tour in overall green in-regulation with an average of 75.99%. Additionally, for the shots where she’s missed the fairway, she has a GIR (after missed fairways) of 60.8%, 4th on the whole Tour.
