Nelly Korda continues to blow the minds of golf fans and reveal why she is among the very best on the planet.
She won her 3rd straight LPGA occasion of 2024 at the Ford Championship Sunday. The World No. 1 fired off a bogey-free 7-under 65 to beat the field by 2 shots, leapfrogging a few of the very best getting in the last round.
It’s been the year of Korda up until now.
“It truthfully seems like a blur,” Korda stated about winning 3 successive occasions. “I’m taking it day by day– attempting to remain extremely present … As boring as it sounds, I was taking it shot by shot and seeing where I was going to wind up– to get 3 in a row, that’s simply a dream become a reality.”
She ended up being the very first gamer given that Yani Tseng in 2012 to win 3 times before April 1. More remarkably, Korda ended up being the very first American because JoAnne Carner in 1980 to attain this accomplishment, per golf stat expert Justin Ray.
While her efficiencies in 2024 are historic, Korda hasn’t considered that side of things.
“Honestly, after in 2015, I was considering the very first one in Bradenton, and recently, after what all took place boiling down the stretch, and today, I was a bit more unwinded due to the fact that I was simply attempting to remain stimulated out there,” she stated. “It’s really tough psychologically to be 100% after a win, particularly playing in hard conditions.”
The history does not stop there. Korda ended up being the very first gamer to win 3 successive starts given that Ariya Jutanugarn did it in 2016, per the LPGA.
Korda flourished on moving day and entered into the last round 2 shots off the lead. She put the pressure on the leaders and didn’t release the throttle all the time.
It took her 4 holes to enter her rhythm, once she did, Korda made the course appearance simple. The 11-time LPGA winner made 3 birdies on the front to kip down 33 strokes.
Korda acquired a lot more momentum on the back 9, making 4 birdies in her last 7 holes, consisting of one on the 18th to offer her the two-shot benefit.
She needed to wait to see if 20-under would suffice, and it was. The groups behind her had chances, however none might capitalize down the stretch to capture her.
Korda’s next occasion will remain in Las Vegas for the T-Mobile Match Play provided by MGM Rewards occasion at Shadow Creek.
Could she make it 4 straight wins?
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf personnel author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf protection, make sure to follow us @_PlayingThrough on all significant social platforms. You can likewise follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.
