Kevin Kisner explains how Nelly Korda left him stunned the first time he ever played with her
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Kevin Kisner has revealed what he was telling his playing partner after getting the opportunity to play alongside Nelly Korda for the first time. Korda has most definitely put her winless 2025 season behind her at the start of this year. The 27-year-old is now world number one again after winning the Chevron Championship for the second time in her career this past week.
It was Korda’s third major title. What Kevin Kisner realised about Nelly Korda the first time he played alongside her Korda took charge of the tournament from the opening day at Memorial Park. She boasted a six-shot lead at the halfway stage and went on to keep all of her rivals at arm’s length over the remainder of the tournament.
While Korda appears to not crave the limelight at all, she is undoubtedly the biggest superstar in the women’s game right now. And speaking on the Fore Play Podcast , Kevin Kisner suggested that he has been a big admirer of Korda ever since playing in an event alongside her some years ago. Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images “She’s cool, too.
I played with her in a team event, the Grant Thornton, it was before it was mixed though, so they gave her a sponsor exemption to play with the guys. She was the only female playing. And after six holes, I was playing with Max Homa and we were paired with her, and I looked at Max on the seventh tee and I said this is the greatest golfer I’ve ever played with,” he said.
“She was hitting lasers with three woods at the flag, and we’re standing there with seven irons not hitting it inside of her. I told Max this is getting embarrassing. She’s going to beat me straight up from the back tees and you’re going to tell everyone about it.