For the first time since 2023, sisters Nelly and Jessica Korda are playing in the same LPGA Tour event.
It was no picnic for Nelly in that tournament, either, as the former World No.1 missed the first of only two cuts in 19 starts all season thanks to a disappointing second round 74.
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Since then, much has changed. Not least Nelly’s continued rise to the top of the game which has included eight more LPGA Tour wins – one of which was her second Major championship.
But, for Jessica, her experience of the past three years has been quite different. The oldest Korda sibling went on indefinite leave from tour golf due to a chronic back issue before enjoying the unrivaled high of welcoming her first child into the world in 2024, Greyson.
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Speaking in the pair’s joint pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday, Jessica revealed she still struggles with back pain but is going to take up a part-time schedule in order to manage it moving forward.
Asked if back pain is still a feature for her, Korda replied: “Yeah. Oh, yeah. I don’t think I’ll ever not be in pain. It’s just manageable with time off and doing certain things. Pregnancy changed a lot of things. Just less golf honestly. That’s all it is.
“I could do just about anything but golf was the one thing that kept catching my back. So like I said, just better at managing it. I haven’t played as much. Didn’t try to push to be here. It’s just if it worked out, great. If it didn’t, I’m very happy where I am in life.”
Thankfully, Jessica is primed for a first LPGA Tour appearance in three years and has her life outside of the course perfectly set up, it seems.
The sisters are staying together in a house near to Whirlwind Golf Club and their mother Regina is looking after Greyson when Jessica is playing. Nelly has also been whipping up meals for the family.
But with around three days of practice a week all that the 33-year-old is able to squeeze in, Korda admitted there is no real expectation…
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