Nelly Korda Indifferent to Eventual Women’s Masters, Has Other Priorities in Mind.
Women’s golf recognizes the women’s versions of three of the four men’s majors as major championships. As for the fourth, the iconic Masters Tournament, there has been a fair share of talk about creating a women’s version, although it has never materialized.
However, World No. 1 Nelly Korda doesn’t see the need for it.
Korda spoke on the subject from Dundonald Links, where she will be playing her inaugural Scottish Women’s Open starting Thursday. Naturally, Korda isn’t opposed to playing specifically at Augusta National Golf Club, but rather has other priorities in mind.
“I think we have our own, great, historic events that we as a tour capitalize on,” Korda said, according to the transcripts of her pre-tournament press conference. “It’s hard to compare. I mean, if you continuously compare yourself to other sports, other tours, you kind of never grow, and having something of your own is really important to the LPGA, and I think we all have that out here.”
According to the LPGA’s official website, Korda had the opportunity to play at Augusta National in 2022, one of the few active players to do so. She was recently joined in that group by LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko.
