Newly minted Player of the Year Nelly Korda has not played competitively in nearly two months, but based on her opening round at The Pelican on Thursday, you could never have guessed that was the case.
She opened with a 4-under 66, a round highlighted by her closing chip-in birdie on the 18th hole.
“I pulled my 8-iron a little bit. It shot through the green and practiced that chip a good bit during the two practice rounds I played on the back nine,” Korda said of her hole out.
“Just rolled in perfectly. Happy not to putt.”
After tying for fifth at the Kroger Queen City Championship in
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