A weekend to forget for Nelly Korda in Seattle. Last Friday, exactly seven days ago, she had a tough day at the office, a devastating round of golf with 81 strokes at the Sahalee Country Club that led her to miss the cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, despite being among the best on Thursday. Just 24 hours later, on Saturday, and still in Seattle, the youngest of the Korda sisters and world Number One, was bitten by a dog and the matter has not remained a simple anecdote.
Today she has shared a statement on her social networks indicating that she has been forced to withdraw from the Aramco Team Series in London, which takes place next week at the Centurion Golf Club, due to the aforementioned bite. A full-blown setback for the American golfer and, especially, for the Ladies European Tour tournament. It is clear to everyone that it is not the same to have the best in the world in the tournament as not to have her. In addition, Korda is the defending champion.
It should be remembered that Nelly has missed three consecutive cuts at the US Open, Meijer Classic, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The next thing was a withdrawal due to an untimely bite. These are not good times for the Number One, who was having a dream year, with six victories and five of them consecutive. The ups and downs of golf.
By the way, this is not the first time an LPGA golfer has withdrawn from a tournament this year due to a dog bite. It also happened to Alison Lee and it happened before an Aramco Team Series as well. In her case, she detailed that it was a black Pomeranian, a rescue dog owned by her boyfriend.
