Nelly and Jessica Korda to reunite in LPGA Tour event for first time in three years

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Nelly and Jessica Korda are set for a special week on the LPGA Tour at the Ford Championship. The sisters will compete together in the same official event for the first time in nearly three years when they tee it up at Whirlwind Golf Club. It marks a significant moment given Jessica’s long absence from competitive golf.

And the six-time LPGA Tour winner has now opened up on her return and her admiration for her younger sister. Nelly and Jessica Korda to compete in same LPGA event for three years This week’s Ford Championship provides a rare opportunity to see the Korda sisters competing side by side again. Jessica has not featured regularly on the LPGA Tour since 2023, when she withdrew after the first round of the Founders Cup.

Since then, she has stepped away from the game due to a back injury and the birth of her first child, Greyson. Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The pair have played together in unofficial events, including the Grant Thornton Invitational in December and the Seminole Pro-Member earlier this month. But this marks their first appearance together in an official LPGA tournament in almost three years.

Jessica Korda opens up on comeback and admiration for Nelly’s game Jessica admitted there was a time when she did not expect to return to competitive golf. “I didn’t think I would tee it up again after I was withdrawing from a couple of events in 2023, so being here, feeling good, we’ll see where it takes us,” she said, via Golfweek . “Three years is a very long time.