Nelly Korda insists she has hardly thought concerning the probability to make historical past by
successful an unprecedented sixth straight occasion on the LPGA Tour.
The 25-year-old returns to motion on this week’s Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey having attended the Met Gala in New York on Monday, the place she grew to become the primary golfer since Tiger Woods to attend the star-studded occasion.
Korda described attending the Met Gala – the place celebrities from throughout sport, showbiz and vogue seem – as a “dream come true”, however continues to seem considerably reluctant to be pushed into the highlight because the face of ladies’s golf.
“I’m just out here doing what I love and hopefully that’s what grows the game naturally,” Korda instructed reporters on Wednesday. “I’m not trying to push anything. I hope that people see me for who I am and I love this game and doing it naturally.
“On the finish of the day I believe in case you carry out effectively in your sport that is what grabs individuals’s consideration. I am not the kind of individual that tries to push something or does something I am probably not snug with. So I hope that I simply do it naturally and that catches individuals’s consideration.”
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Simply days after the Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton hit the pink carpet of the Met Gala amongst different sporting superstars.
Talking concerning the expertise, Korda added: “It was so, so loopy. You are standing in line able to get on the carpet and you are like seeing all these individuals you often watch in TV reveals or films they usually’re like well-known singers and also you’re star-struck the whole time.
“It’s the best people watching for me. I was just silent looking at everyone’s dresses. I would say like I saw Shakira and I just love Shakira. She’s so beautiful. Then Jaden Smith was really, really nice. He was the first person to say hello to me and introduce himself. Everyone was really amazing.”
Can Korda make LPGA Tour historical past?
Korda claimed her second main title and fifth straight victory within the Chevron Championship final month, equalling the report set by Nancy Lopez in 1978 and matched by Annika Sorenstam (2004-05).
When requested whether or not she is assured of extending the successful streak this week, Korda stated: “If I am being trustworthy, I’ve not thought of it in any respect as a result of I’ve had a lot happening these two weeks. On Monday I had The Met, so have not had an excessive amount of time to consider it.
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Highlights from day 4 of the The Chevron Championship in Texas.
“My track record hasn’t been the greatest in New Jersey. Last year missed the cut and we played KPMG here last year too and that was a nice missed cut as well. I’m really just trying to keep it one shot at time, see how it goes.
“This golf course is hard. It is very, very slender off the tee. The tough could be very penalising. And it is moist this 12 months, so it is even worse. So simply not getting too forward of myself and taking it a shot at a time. As boring because it sounds or as many instances as you are going to hear me say it, that is the motto and I will follow it.”
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Talking on the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast, Jamie Spence and Alex Perry talk about the present dominance of Nelly Korda and Scottie Scheffler and whether or not or it’s a good factor for golf
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