NAPLES, Fla. – Nelly Korda made her first profession hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour throughout Saturday’s third spherical on the CME Group Tour Championship.
The ace is simply the second of Korda’s life, and it got here on the par-3 eighth gap at Tiburon Golf Membership, the place she hit a 9-iron from 148 yards.
“I’m tremendous psyched,” Korda informed the media after her spherical. “Already had a pair mates ship me their Venmo.”
The ace comes 14 years after Korda’s first, which remembered making throughout a golf journey to Orlando, Florida, along with her father, Petr. Nelly couldn’t keep in mind the course the place she made the hole-in-one however vividly remembered the celebration as she recalled the cart woman simply rounding the nook on the par 3 and her father promptly taking a shot of alcohol to rejoice. Nelly, who was simply 11 on the time, didn’t partake. However after as we speak’s ace? Nicely, that is likely to be a special story.
“Now I can perhaps be a part of him in taking the shot,” Korda stated with amusing. “Possibly after the week.”
Korda stated she has made it a objective within the 14 years since her first ace to try to make a second hole-in-one and her caddie, Jason McDede, has joined her on the search. He was the primary to greet Korda in celebration on Saturday with a pair of high-5s, shouting, “Lastly!” Korda stated.
Due to the ace, Korda seemed poised to make a run up the leaderboard after starting the third spherical six strokes again, however she settled for a 66 after a pair of bogeys on her inward stretch to depart her seven behind leaders Nasa Hataoka and Amy Yang. Sunday, she’ll be relying closely on her course information, having racked up 5 top-10s in her six prior appearances on the Tour Championship.
“It’s going to take a extremely low one to catch the leaders,” Korda stated about her method to the ultimate spherical. “I’d say something is feasible. I’m going to exit attempting to play my recreation and take it one shot at a time and see the place that takes me.”
