“I tried to give it my all. That’s what I do with every round,” said a dejected Nelly Korda after failing to make the cut at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open. The golfer struggled to improve her score, finishing at 8-over par after two days of play, leading to her early exit from the tournament. This unexpected outcome shocked the golf community and raised a pressing question: when will fans see her compete next?
Following the conclusion of the U.S. Women’s Open on June 2, the LPGA Tour will shift from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, specifically to Seaview-The Bay Course. This venue will host the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the next event on the tour. As for Korda’s participation in this event, it remains uncertain, leaving fans eagerly waiting for confirmation.
Is Nelly Korda teeing it up at the ShopRite LPGA Classic?
Interestingly, Nelly Korda’s name is not listed among the participants for the Acer tournament. Instead, the field comprises 144 golfers, led by defending champion Ashleigh Buhai. Buhai, 35, won the 2023 edition by defeating Kim Hyo-Joo by one stroke, finishing with a 14-under 199 over three days.
Korda, 25, is expected to compete in the event following the one in New Jersey. This will be at the Blythefield Country Club in Michigan for the Meijer LPGA Classic. Her name appears in the field for this tournament, marked as ‘Entered.’ The Meijer LPGA Classic is the event directly preceding the third major of the season, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which increases the likelihood of Korda participating.
The American professional golfer will be aiming to reclaim her trophy at the Meijer LPGA Classic, a tournament she won three years ago. In 2021, Nelly Korda secured victory at the Meijer LPGA Classic by defeating Leona Maguire by two strokes. That year, Korda finished with a score of 25-under 263, achieved by making 27 birdies and two eagles over four rounds. Her win also earned her a prize of $345,000 from the total prize pool.
That triumph marked her fifth win of her career on the LPGA Tour. Fast forward to May 2024, and she boasts a total of 14 victories on the women’s circuit, including two majors. Korda, however, fell short in her attempt to make a major win—her 15th victory at the Lancaster Country Club.
Korda misses the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open
The LPGA Tour Pro’s 10-over par caused her to miss the weekend cut for the third time in her career at the U.S. Women’s Open, the first two of which happened in 2020 and 2021. She dished out a total of nine bogeys and six birdies. But what actually pushed her out of the tournament was a septuple-bogey-10 on Thursday’s par-3, 12th.
Her fans, although sad at her early exit, will surely want to watch her tee it up in her next tournament. Their eyes would, therefore, be all open and aimed at the Meijer LPGA Classic, which will kick off on June 13, a week before the third major of women’s golf tees off. Moreover, Korda’s followers will also be awaiting her 15th win at the event at Blythefield Country Club, hopefully!
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