Nelly Korda has one of the sweetest swings in golf, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t work at it. The Solheim Cup star has had quite the season in 2024, with six wins coming in the space of just seven starts on the LPGA Tour.
This week Nelly tees it up in a bid to end Team USA’s Solheim drought and propel her team to victory – starting with her round one match alongside partner, Allisen Corpuz, who make up Team USA’s first pairing of the Solheim Cup.
In this article, Nelly Korda shares how she prepares for each round and offers a few expert tips to help amateur golfers improve their game…
Solheim Cup Star Nelly Korda’s Game Plan For Shooting Lower Scores
What is the focus of your pre-round warm-up?
It’s more that I’m working on my strike. It’s about finding my timing. I typically start about an hour and five minutes before my tee time. I want to make sure my body and muscles are loose. I start off with pitch shots on the range and work my way up through my bag. I am mainly just working on impact.
On the putting green, I do a drill because your eye-line and eyesight change every single day, so doing a line drill is really important as you start your putting. Try it for five minutes to make sure you dial in your alignment. Once you do that, you work on your distance.
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What is the best way for recreational golfers to prepare for a round?
I would say go to the course with a routine. I feel like people get really messed up by trying a bunch of different things. If you’re consistent, you have a routine and you stick to that every time, you won’t get better right away, but over time you will. You can’t make changes and expect to see a result right away. It’s about consistency.
What fundamentals do we want to be checking during our warm-up?
The first thing you want to check is if you’re gripping it correctly – it makes a huge difference in your swing. You could easily be too weak or too strong and it will affect where the face of the club is. So grip is important, as well as stance and where your weight is. Once you get those fundamentals sorted, it’s much easier to work on consistency and shooting lower numbers.
Bunkers
How can we improve the way we practise and play out of bunkers?
Bunkers are all about the strike. My short-game…
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