Summer 2021 surely belongs to golden golf star Nelly Korda.
Her exceptional season run, which culminated in a gold medal at Tokyo 2020, in 2021 first began at the Blythefield Country Club after the 23-year-old won the Meijer LPGA Classic.
Closing with 5-under 67 on the final day, her second tour win of 2021 came as something of a rebound. The 23-year-old American had missed the cut two weeks prior at the U.S. Women’s Open.
The victory in Michigan however, seemed not only to have helped the young golfer brush off her U.S. Open woes but also triggered an impressive run of momentum.
Just one week later Korda carried on her winning ways to clinch her maiden major at the Women’s PGA Championship (27 June), and the American did it in some style.
A final round of 68 secured a three-shot victory and, to top her performance off, Korda even came close to an Albatross on the fifth after hitting a 7-wood 243 yards to within less than half a metre of the hole.
Her maiden victory was an achievement only made sweeter by the additional cherry on top that subsequently followed.
Korda’s win on the Highlands Course in Atlanta propelled her to the No.1 spot in the Women’s LPGA rankings. The two conquests at once left golfer in awe:
“Wow, just wow. A dream come true. A major championship and No. 1 in the world; is this week even real?” Korda said after securing her first major, “It’s amazing.”
