Nelly Korda has an unbelievably difficult task ahead of her in 2025 as she looks to somehow follow the success she enjoyed last year as the world number one won seven times.
Nelly Korda had an incredible 2024, with the 26-year-old winning her second major title, as well as six other events on the LPGA. Her run in the first half of the year was particularly remarkable, as she won six times in seven starts.
Korda’s win at The ANNIKA reminded everyone just how good she could be as she made five birdies in a row on the back nine on Sunday to take the title at Pelican Golf Club.
But that was not the only storyline to emerge from the event. There was plenty of criticism after an incredibly slow pace of play across the week.
Nelly Korda reacts as the LPGA Tour creates new slow play policy
Charley Hull said she would strip players of tour cards to tackle the problem. The fine Carlota Ciganda received that week was lower than the minimum amount of prize money she was guaranteed to get at the CME Group Tour Championship the following week, with the Spaniard just doing enough to force her way into that field.
But it appears that the LPGA are now ready to take a much tougher stance. Two shot penalties could be handed out for those who are deemed to take too long over a shot.
And speaking ahead of the Founders Cup, Korda insisted that she is delighted to see the changes.
“Finally. Yeah, I’m very excited about it. I think that’s one of the things that I’ve just noticed over my time on Tour, is that we used to go from five hours, under five hours, to now you it’s just five and a half, typically, our rounds,” she said.
“So I think that implementing harsher rules is going to be good for the game of golf. They were saying at the meeting, at the end of the day we’re a form of entertainment. If we’re taking really long out there, I mean, that’s not entertaining.
