Nelly Korda skipped the champions dinner earlier than the KPMG Ladies’s PGA Championship due to a sore neck however the world No 1 insists she’ll be prepared for the beginning of the third main of the yr come Thursday.
Korda’s concern flared up after taking a shot out of the tough throughout a observe spherical on Monday, with therapeutic tape on the again of her neck seen when she spoke to the media on Tuesday.
Korda, who late final yr skipped two tournaments through the LPGA’s Asia swing due to a minor neck damage, performed down this newest grievance.
“I hit a shot out of the tough, and my neck went right into a full spasm,” Korda mentioned, including that she felt higher whereas additionally acknowledging that it was impacting “slightly” her swing and preparation.
“Clearly with the damage that I had final yr, each single time one thing form of flares up in my neck now, I feel I really feel it slightly bit greater than what I used to,” she added. “However I’ve an incredible physio who takes care of me. I will be prepared by Thursday.”
Korda mentioned she did not go to the champions dinner on Monday night time as a result of she wanted to prioritise her physique. The 2021 Ladies’s PGA winner despatched a message of apology to defending champion Amy Yang.
“I did not go due to my neck. I used to be so unhappy to overlook it although,” Korda mentioned. “I messaged Amy; the menu regarded unbelievable. I like Korean meals, so I used to be actually jealous.”
The 2-time main winner was runner-up when chasing a 3rd on the US Ladies’s Open three weeks in the past and has but to win in 9 begins this season.
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“It simply makes you hungrier,” the 26-year-old mentioned of her US Ladies’s Open disappointment. “Clearly I like successful. You aren’t getting to win typically, however there’s nothing prefer it being in competition, so I feel that is form of what makes me hungrier to come back again and to work tougher and put myself into that place.
“On the finish of the day, I did put myself into that place. I used to be nonetheless in competition and feeling the adrenaline rush on 18, making an attempt to win a significant championship. That is the rationale why I play this sport and why I like it a lot.
“You’ll be able to have a look at it in a optimistic approach, you may have a look at it in a destructive approach, however on the finish of the day, three weeks after I can spin it in a optimistic approach, and it should make me hungrier hopefully.”
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