Nelly Korda shares worrying update, withdraws from upcoming LPGA events

Nelly Korda recently shared an update about an injury she sustained while practicing golf. Korda last played at the 2024 Kroger Queen City Championship. She tied for fifth at the TPC River's Bend.

A week ago, she took to Instagram and informed her followers about her upcoming schedule. She captioned her post "🔜 🇰🇷 & 🇲🇾". She indicated the two upcoming events in Korea and Malaysia. However, on October 14, the golfer took to X and announced that she would withdraw from the upcoming LPGA events. Nelly Korda wrote:

"Hey everyone, I wanted to share an update regarding my upcoming schedule. Unfortunately, I've had to withdraw from the LPGA events in Korea and Malaysia due to a minor neck injury I sustained while practicing."

The next LPGA event is the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship scheduled from Thursday, October 17 to 20 at Seowon Valley Country Club, Seowon Hills, Republic of Korea. Malaysia's event is scheduled from Thursday, October 24 to 27, at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She further wrote:

"I’m disappointed to miss these events and am especially sorry to my fans who were looking forward to seeing me play. I’m currently resting and working with my team to get better. Thank you for all your support—it truly means the world to me!"

Nelly Korda's next starts in the LPGA Tour will be at the Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, the CME Group Tour Championship, and the PNC Championship.

The details of the events in which she has confirmed her entry are as follows:

The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican

• Date: Nov 14 - 17
• Venue: Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, FL
• Purse: $3.25 M
• 2023 Winner: Lilia Vu

CME Group Tour Championship

• Date: Nov 21 - 24
• Venue: Ritz Carlton Golf Resort, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, FL
• Purse: $11.00 M
• 2023 Winner: Amy Yang

PNC Championship

• Date: Dec 19 - 22
• Venue: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Florida
• Purse: $1,085,000
• 2023 Winner: Team Langer

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A look at Nelly Korda's performance in 2024

Nelly Korda has had a phenomenal 2024 season with six wins and nine top-10 finishes in 14 starts. She sits at the top of the Race to CME Globe standings. She has more than a 1000-point lead over second-placed Lydia Ko.

Let's take a look at Nelly Korda's performances in the 2024 season:

2024 LPGA Tournaments

• Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions: T16 (71-69-72-74, 286, -2)
• LPGA Drive On Championship: 1-x (65-67-68-73, 273, -11)
• FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: 1-x (72-67-67-69, 275, -9)
• Ford Championship pres. by KCC: 1 (66-68-69-65, 268, -20)
• T-Mobile Match Play pres. by MGM Rewards: 1 (73-73-69, 215, -1)
• The Chevron Championship: 1 (68-69-69-69, 275, -13)
• Cognizant Founders Cup: T7 (69-66-73-73, 281, -7)
• Mizuho Americas Open: 1 (70-68-65-71, 274, -14)
• U.S. Women's Open pres. by Ally: Missed Cut (80-70, 150, +10)
• Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give: Missed Cut (76-67, 143, -1)
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Missed Cut (69-81, 150, +6)
• The Amundi Evian Championship: T26 (69-72-70-68, 279, -5)
• AIG Women's Open: T2 (68-68-75-72, 283, -5)
• Kroger Queen City Championship pres. by P&G: T5 (67-70-69-68, 274, -14)

2024 OLY Golf (W) Tournaments

• Olympic Women's Golf Competition: T22 (72-70-70-75, 287, -1)