Nelly Korda shares Scott Scheffler similarities as she looks to recapture 2024 LPGA magic
Nelly Korda won seven LPGA tournaments in 2024, including one major championship, at one point posting five consecutive victories and six in seven weeks.
Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events in 2024, including one major, and that doesn't include winning an Olympic gold medal.
4 Nelly Korda hits a tee shot on the first hole during the final round of The Chevron Championship.
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Like Scheffler's 2025, Korda's '25 season has been a much different story than it was in '24. She enters this week's Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National in Jersey City having played five events without a victory.
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