Nelly Korda received a text message a few weeks ago saying, “Thanks for giving us a chance,” after she withdrew from an LPGA Tour event.
Six of the last seven events that Korda has competed in and won have been majors, such as the Chevron Championship last month.
Currently ranked number one in the world, the 25-year-old has twice as many points as her closest competitor, American Lilia Vu.
The English number two, Georgia Hall, wrote Korda a witty message stating that her friend’s supremacy in 2024 is exactly what the women’s game needs.
The world number 32 stated, “In a way, I hope it continues like that because it’s just great to behold.”
I simply cannot comprehend it. I can’t believe six out of seven.
Overall, it’s fantastic for the game. Her continued success is benefiting us greatly by promoting the tournaments and the tour as a whole, even if our top priority is clearly winning.
Currently in her seventh season on the LPGA Tour, Hall has chosen not to settle permanently in the United States.
“I’ll attempt to work for three weeks straight. The 28-year-old stated, “I don’t want to do more since that’s tough.”
“The number of times I complete a round and everyone is asleep [in the UK] and it’s 5 p.m. in America.” If you play poorly, all you can do is sit there and communicate with no one.
Making sure you’re mentally content and ready to perform well in golf is half the battle won.
“I’ll always adore being in the UK and being at home,” the speaker said.
Hall is preparing for the US Women’s Open, the second major of the season, which takes place next week. The PGA Championship comes next in June, followed by the Evian Championship in July.
However, she is also planning to visit the Old Course at St. Andrews for the AIG Women’s Open, which is scheduled for August 22–25.
Having received an invitation to participate in a unique four-hole “Celebration of Champions” event to commemorate The Open’s 150th anniversary in 2022, she claimed to have been star-struck during her most recent visit to the course.
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Lee Trevino—a trio that has won six Claret Jugs combined—were in the same group as Hall.
I was shocked to learn that I had been partnered with Tiger when I received the call. I was somewhat anxious,” she continued.
I’m really appreciative that the R&A included me in that group. It was only an idea I had.
2013 saw Hall’s maiden trip to the storied links, where she made her stunning debut as a 17-year-old by taking home the Women’s Open Silver Medal in the joint best amateur division.
I opened with a four-under-par 68, so I played solid that week,” she recalled.
I generally putt the best on links greens, but I don’t get to play it very much. The thought of putting on greens with less slope excites me a lot. It must be struck firmly into the hole.
And on this golf course, especially when the wind picks up, you just have to imagine more strokes.””The golf course isn’t looking its finest, so I hope the weather doesn’t get better. As with any open, the weather should be just a little bit British.
Hopefully, there will be some wind.
Hall feels that winning a second championship at St. Andrews would be the ultimate victory. In 2018, Hall won the Women’s Open, her sole major, at Royal Lytham & St Annes, another links course.
“My victory at Lytham won’t be surpassed if I win the US Open this year,” she declared.
“Winning here would be the only thing that could top that.
