Relaxation is the buzzword as Nelly Korda prepares to compete on the Amundi Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France, this weekend.
The world’s No. 1 participant has felt lucky to have the ability to recharge in latest weeks, spending time with household at residence in Bradenton, Fla. in anticipation of the upcoming slate.
The Evian Resort Golf Membership-hosted occasion over the approaching days dovetails into three extra LPGA occasions, Olympic competitors – of which Korda shall be an element, representing the USA – after which a string of three straight $2 million-plus purses by way of the tip of August.
Clearly, gearing up for a giant run is not the worst thought.
“Yeah, it is virtually like we’ve 5 majors in a row,” Korda stated. “It is lots of high-pressure golf for positive, in order vital as it’s to apply and to grind, it is also actually vital to recharge your batteries after a fairly lengthy stretch.”
The 25-year-old has had a tough go of issues of late, having missed her final three cuts (a primary for her as knowledgeable). These disappointing outcomes coincided with a battle towards fatigue and an odd incident involving a canine biting her on the thigh at a Seattle espresso store.
Korda does not count on many tears to be shed on her account, nonetheless.
Her final made reduce got here in Might on the Mizuho Americas Open — the place she received her sixth match of the season.
These victories got here in a span of seven tournaments (together with 5 wins in a row at one level), and the burst has few historic equivalents. These wins have netted her almost $3 million in earnings.
“I feel I’ve gone by way of each emotion doable, and it is simply July,” Korda stated. “You already know, I like this sport. I like the dangerous, I like the nice.
“The dangerous makes you admire the nice, and that is simply how it’s. It is sports activities. In case you care so deeply about it, you are simply going to undergo the wave of the curler coaster.”
Now, Korda feels rejuvenated with Evian on deck. It is a course she has warmed as much as over time, recording 4 straight Prime-25 finishes after beforehand lacking the reduce as a rookie in 2017.
And after Evian, it is again to France for the Olympics, which finds an exciting prospect.
“Gosh, I am so excited,” Korda stated. “Any time I get to symbolize my nation, it is simply such a very large honor. To get to try this on the Olympics goes to be a tremendous expertise once more. Attending to do it in Paris, perhaps this 12 months getting to look at a pair sports activities that we did not get to do in Japan and Tokyo. … It may be slightly unhappy not attending to go along with my sister. I feel that is what was so particular about 2021, was attending to share that have with Jess.
“However, yeah, I am simply actually excited to symbolize the USA on the Olympics once more.”
–Subject Degree Media
