Newly minted Player of the Year Nelly Korda has not played competitively in nearly two months, but based on her opening round at The Pelican on Thursday, you could never have guessed that was the case.

Hull is a two-time LPGA winner seeking her first tour victory since October 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While enjoying the WNBA offseason following a Rookie of the Year campaign with the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark brought out her golf game in front of a large gathering on Wednesday in a pro-am for the LPGA Tour in Belleair,

After missing nearly two months due to an injury, Nelly Korda revealed that she rushed her rehab to play in the season’s final two events.

“But I'm just happy to kind of be out here and see how it goes.” This article was originally published on www.si.com as Nelly Korda 'Rushed' Rehab From Neck Injury to Play LPGA's Final Events of Season

Korda also secured another LPGA honor earlier this season: the 2024 Rolex Annika Major Award for the most outstanding major record of the LPGA season. Korda’s major season included both a victory and a T2 finish at the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews. She’ll accept both honors at the CME Group Tour Championship on Nov. 20.

Nelly Korda has won a big prize without even playing. The American clinched the points-based award as LPGA player of the year on Sunday.

Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn’t lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under-par 64 to share the lead with Jiwon Jeon.