Nelly Korda’s five straight LPGA Tour victories have taken the golfing world by storm in recent weeks, even catching the eye of some of her male counterparts on the PGA Tour. Take a look at what they had to say about the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 success in recent months.
Scottie Scheffler
“One of the people here asked me, is this turning into a rivalry between you and Nelly, and I was like, I don’t know, man. I think if it’s a contest, he’s got me pretty beat right now. Five wins in a row. He had that T16 at the start of the year, which was just terrible. I can’t believe he did that. It’s a very special thing. To win four times in a row and then show up in a major league and win is extremely impressive. I am very happy for her. I think we’ve all seen the golf swing. I wish I could see it more up close, but we don’t really see them much outside of some TaylorMade shoots and such. Some great golf, some historic stuff, and I hope it continues.”
“She finished T16 in her first event this year and won the other five. I don’t know if I can relate to that enough. This is very serious golf. I am very happy for her and proud of her. This is something very special. It was a treat to watch.”
Billy Horsell
“I had a three-week break where I finished second, first, first, and I thought I was something special at the time, but what Nelly and Scottie are doing is unreal. I can’t imagine it. And over a period of time, not just five weeks in a row, they’ve done over six, seven, eight weeks. It’s unreal golf. To think about who they’re playing with in today’s generation of the most talented players and doing what they’re still doing, I’d say we’re not going to see anything like that again, but I’m sure we will. You have to stand up and give them a round of applause because it’s very special. As a golf fan, I’m just lucky to be able to see this because, at the end of the day, I’m a golf fan at heart.”
JT Poston
“I don’t know her personally, but five in a row is pretty impressive, and that was important (on Sunday), right. that is right; This is quite impressive. Obviously, what Scottie did was pretty impressive, and for her it’s hard to understand.”
Wyndham Clarke
“To win five in a row is amazing. Especially one of the majors he just won. Congratulations to her. She plays amazingly and clearly the best woman in the world.”