When will Nelly Korda return to play next? Injury status explored

Nelly Korda will play next at the 2024 The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The LPGA Tour tournament will be held next month from 14 to 17 November at the Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida. The World No. 1 in the LPGA's Rolex rankings recently withdrew from the LPGA Tour tournaments in Malaysia and South Korea.

Korda will also participate in the CME Group Tour Championship. She also confirmed her participation in this year's PNC Championship with her father.

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

Last week, Korda posted a video of her practicing and captioned that she'd be participating in LPGA Tournaments in Malaysia and South Korea. Korea will host the 2024 BMW Ladies Championship next week while Malaysia's Maybank Championship will be held in the last week of October.

However, she recently posted on X and withdrew from the tournaments. She 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."

Nelly Korda said that she was disappointed to miss the events and apologized to fans, who were looking forward to seeing her play in the two competitions. She said that she was resting to get better and thanked her fans for all the support.

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How much has Nelly Korda earned in the 2024 season so far?

Nelly Korda has had a splendid 2024 season. In 14 starts on the LPGA Tour, she has had six wins, nine top-10 finishes and 11 cuts. She has earned $3.7 million in the 2024 season.

Korda's 30 percent earnings came from winning the 2024 Chevron Championship. She received $1,200,000 for winning her second major. Korda tied for second at AIG Women's Open, winning $594,759. She also received $450,000 for winning the 2024 Mizuho Americas Open.

Korda earned $300,000 for winning the 2024 LPGA Drive On Championship. She won by a par on the second extra hole against Lydia Ko. She took home $337,500 for winning the 2024 FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship:

Let's take a look at Nelly Korda's performances and earnings in the 2024 LPGA Tour tournaments:

• Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions: T16 ($24,216)
• LPGA Drive On Championship: 1 ($262,500)
• FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: 1 ($300,000)
• Ford Championship pres. by KCC: 1 ($337,500)
• T-Mobile Match Play pres. by MGM Rewards: 1 ($300,000)
• The Chevron Championship: 1 ($1,200,000)
• Cognizant Founders Cup: T7 ($69,492)
• Mizuho Americas Open: 1 ($450,000)
• U.S. Women's Open pres. by Ally: Missed Cut (--)
• Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give: Missed Cut (--)
• KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Missed Cut (--)
• The Amundi Evian Championship: T26 ($63,163)
• AIG Women's Open: T2 ($594,759)
• Kroger Queen City Championship pres. by P&G: T5 ($75,300)