By DOUG FERGUSON LANCASTER, Pa. — Nelly Korda has won six of her last seven tournaments. She tied a record held by two LPGA greats, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam, by winning five tournaments in a row.
So it’s safe to say she is head and shoulders over everyone else. She felt that way outside the ropes, too. One of her favorite moments this year was when Korda became the first LPGA player — and first golfer since Tiger Woods in 2013 — to attend the Met Gala earlier this month at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“For me, it was more shocking how tall I was compared to everyone,” Korda said May 28 with an easy smile. She is 5-foot-10 — her height contributes to one of the most graceful, athletic swings in golf — and Korda was quick to point out she was in heels. “We were in a tent, and there was no air conditioning and it was really hot, and everyone was like sweating,” Korda said.
“And I was like, ‘Oh, the air’s fine up here, guys.’” She says the best part of such a cool experience was looking around at who was there. “The ultimate people-watching fest,” is how she described it.
Korda should know the feeling. No one gets more eyeballs in women’s golf at the moment. She has become the singular star of the LPGA Tour, the No.
1 player in the women’s world ranking by more than twice the margin of No. 2. Expectations have never been greater, and the stage is the biggest of the year.
The U.S. Women’s Open starts May 30 at Lancaster Country Cl.
