Nelly Korda is playing this week’s QBE Shootout, giving PGA Tour pros a chance to see her game up close and personal.
And to say that two of the Tour’s most notable stars are impressed with what they saw might be an understatement.
"[Max Homa and I] talked about it all day. I think I called her the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour at one point,” said Kevin Kisner, who’s partnered with Homa and played alongside Korda and Denny McCarthy on Day 1 of the QBE Shootout.
Full-field scores from the QBE Shootout
“And then through about seven or eight holes, I said she’s hit every shot just like she wants to for eight holes,” Kisner added. “Like, does she hit a bad shot? I have no idea, I’ve never seen her hit a bad shot. We were laughing all day.”
Homa added: “It was a little bit outrageous.”
Kisner: “She drove it down the middle.”
Homa: “She drove it down the middle on every hole, she almost hit the pin three times, hit it to like two inches on one par-4, then from way too far that next one, she almost hit the pin.”
Kisner: “Twenty-footer.”
Homa: “And chipped it great, so I don’t know how she does not win every week. It’s a testament to these other ladies that anyone can even sniff beating her because that was wildly impressive.”
“It was a little bit outrageous.”@K_Kisner and @MaxHoma23 explain what it was like to watch @NellyKorda up close and personal.
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To Homa’s and Kisner’s disbelief, Korda only recorded one LPGA win in 2022, the Pelican Women’s Championship, which rose her to No. 1 in the world again (she’s currently No. 2 behind Lydia Ko).
“I asked her out there if she wins every tournament,” Kisner said.
“She said no,” Homa added.
Kisner: “I’m like, I don’t believe you.”
Homa: “Up for debate. She said Lydia gets them all. I think they would have a nice battle.”
