Nelly Korda stated the 5 weeks she took off from the LPGA Tour have been a safety measure and that she’s in robust form bodily as she makes an attempt to interrupt a virtually year-long winless drought at this week’s The Annika by Gainbridge.
Korda withdrew from final month’s Worldwide Crown crew occasion and stated she did not play golf for about three weeks as she centered on strengthening her neck, which started bothering her once more over the summer time. Fixed journey and 17 occasions up to now in 2025 had taken its toll on the 27-year-old’s physique.
Korda stated that she has discovered from previous accidents that it is best to “sacrifice” one event somewhat than push by means of ache and probably be out for an prolonged interval. She missed a pair of occasions final fall resulting from a neck damage and handled a blood clot in her proper arm in 2022.
“I discovered so much about myself and accidents by means of my blood clot as a result of I used to be feeling the signs for about three weeks earlier than I truly went to see the physician,” she stated Wednesday. “I went to the ER. If I listened to my physique proper then and there that may’ve been three weeks I saved a while.
“As a substitute, I used to be like, possibly it is simply one thing bizarre. Perhaps I slept bizarre. Proper now I believe I’ve simply gotten just a little bit extra in tune with my physique.”
Korda’s final victory got here at this occasion final 12 months, and she or he has received three of the previous 4 iterations on the Pelican Golf Membership in Belleair, Fla. The course is barely about an hour from her residence in Bradenton, and Korda stated being round family and friends makes for a enjoyable week.
On the similar time, she’s seeking to end a considerably irritating 12 months on a robust be aware. Korda has seven top-10 finishes, together with a T4 in her most up-to-date occasion on the Lotte Championship. However she has but to win, whereas seeing Jeeno Thitikul put vital distance between them atop the world rankings.
“I can management what I can management. I can not management what different opponents are doing,” Korda stated. “The one factor I can management is how a lot effort I put into each day, how I attempt to execute my photographs.
“On the finish of the day that is all I can do. Clearly I am very, very aggressive and what I wish to do on Sunday is hoist the trophy. Everybody on this discipline needs to do it.
“It is undoubtedly been a bizarre 12 months, however I can not examine this 12 months to final 12 months as a result of … I’ve had years the place I have not received and I performed nice golf, then the following 12 months I received a number of.
“So it is simply sports activities. It is golf. You’ll be able to’t count on to win. You’ll be able to count on to place in 100%: 100% into your physique, 100% in your routine, 100% into your observe, haven’t any distractions.
“That is what I can management and that’s what I’ll management. However all the things else is form of out of my management.”
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