Nelly Korda Finally Breaks Silence on Absence After Losing Her World No. 1 Crown

Kicking off her season at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Nelly Korda showed off the skills of a top player. On that Sunday, she shot nine birdies and a seven-under 65. On any given day, those would’ve been enough to win a championship. Unfortunately for Korda, A Lim Kim birdied in three of her final four holes and won by 2. “It’s just golf. You kind of just have to ride the wave,” Korda mentioned ahead of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She already knew that this year was not like her last, with 7 wins. Rubbing salt to the wound was losing the spot she had held for 71 consecutive weeks– the world No. 1 rank.

“I feel like I don’t really have anything more to prove to people ever,” before beginning her AIG Women’s Open campaign, Korda specified that she played for the competition and passion of the game. But the Monday after the event saw her fall from the rankings as she finished T36. It was yet another appearance without a win in a list of events where she could not cut into four of the last five majors. Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul officially climbed the ranks at Royal Porthcawl despite a T30 finish there. Since then, the 27-year-old had taken a short sabbatical from golf and the fans. But she has finally dropped an update to break the silence.

Korda broke her silence today with a simple Instagram post. The golfer shared a carousel of photos in the post, captioned, “One month non golf dump .” The photos featured everything she did over the month. It started with photos from Porthcawl, where she wore a blue dress with minimalist jewelry. The post also showed the Beales’ entrance, which is a fish and chips restaurant in Porthcawl. One photo showed many gifts on a table for her birthday, which was on July 28. There was also a clip of her warming up on track, likely for a marathon.

The theme of the photos soon turned into a European holiday vibe. She visited Prague and took multiple photos with the backdrops of buildings like the Dali Saudek Warhol Exhibition, and around the European coasts. Finally, the carousel ended with Korda, in her bed, with a face mask and eye masks on, relaxing after what would be a tiring month.