Nelly Korda reflects on the highs and lows of golf during the 2025 Ford Championship. Discover her emotional insights, score highlights, and what makes golf both humbling and motivating.
🏌️♀️ Nelly Korda Embraces Golf’s Uncertainty at Ford Championship 2025
Nelly Korda made a strong return to the LPGA Tour at the 2025 Ford Championship after a short break. Defending her title, the world No. 1 golfer tied for second place after two impressive rounds at Wild Horse Pass Golf Club in Arizona.
🎙️ “Golf Is Just a Really Funny Game”
– Korda Gets Candid
Speaking after her second round, Korda shared honest thoughts on golf’s unpredictability:
“Golf is just a really funny game. You can never be comfortable… One day your chipping is great, the next it’s the weakest part of your game.”
She added,
“You think you have it figured out, then you go out on another course and realize you don’t. It humbles and motivates you.”
⛳ Korda’s Round-by-Round Scorecard Breakdown
Korda opened with a solid 5-under 67 on March 27, sinking birdies on holes 2, 7, 12–14, and 17, with just one bogey. On Day 2, she shot a brilliant 7-under 65, starting on the back nine and carding six birdies and just one bogey, finishing with a 12-under total.
🔢 Who’s Leading the Pack?
Lilia Vu led the field at 14-under after Round 2, ahead of a four-way tie at 12-under featuring Korda, Charley Hull, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, and Atthaya Thitikul. The final round of the Ford Championship is set for Sunday, March 30, and promises an exciting finish.
