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’Lots of Soju ‘: A Smiling Nelly Korda and Co. Turn Heads as LPGA’s Cover Girl Makes the Most Anticipated Comeback

Published 10/16/2023, 10:32 PM EDT

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Nelly Korda has been absent from the greens for quite a bit now. The LPGA cover girl has been on a break from the game after her team’s heartbreaking loss to their European rivals who managed to retain the Solheim Cup after a stalemate in Spain last month.

However, it seems as if the golfer has finally moved on. The American professional is set to make an exciting comeback into the game, and fans can’t get enough of it as they took to the internet expressing the same, all the while surprising many!

Nelly Korda and Co. make their appearance in South Korea

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The LPGA Tour is set to witness another exciting tournament as the BMW Ladies Championship is all set to kick off at the Seowon Valley Country Club in South Korea. And, gracing the course with her appearance on the 19th of October would be none other than Korda and her group of golfer friends.

A series of photos were uploaded by the official handles of the LPGA Tour and its counterpart in South Korea. The set of snaps showcases many golfers including the 25-year-old holding up a board that artistically questions the professionals on certain light-hearted matters ahead of the tournament.

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The set of players who were quizzed included 1X major winner, Hannah Green, Megan Khang, Sarah Kemp, Ayaka Furue, Yu Liu, Allisen Corpuz, and Seyoung Kim. Moreover, they were made to answer questions such as their names, year on Tour, visits to the country, favorite Korean food, and the name of their besties.

 

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The simple snaps of fans’ favorite golfers are sure to excite the fans. Moreover, the post didn’t fail to garner a lot of responses as followers went ahead to comment their hearts out under the pictures.

Has Korda lost her best friend?

The series of images went ahead to bring in a frenzy of comments by many golf enthusiasts. The responses ranged from those of encouragement to hilarious ones as they singled out certain answers from the golfers to react on the same. Let us take a quick look at some of the comments.

There were a lot of Korda fans in the comments as they wished the golfer the best for the upcoming tournament. It is evident that the netizen was very happy about her return as he commented, “Give ‘em hell Nelly.”

However, her comeback to the game might have lost her a friend in Megan Khang. She was spotted answering the best friend question a bit differently, dubbing herself as her own best friend. A fan rightfully pointed it out as he commented, “@megan_khang said Im a friend to NOBODY!!!!!”

However, Corpuz might have also been a bit disappointed with Khang’s reply as a fan commented, “Megan Khang is her own bestie sorry Allisen,” to which another netizen responded with his own hilarious jab at the former who loves coffee, “Megan and Allisen prolly need a chat over a glass of banana milk.”

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Well, such an activity on the course cannot be overlooked as it sets a heartwarming tone to the competition which otherwise, would have evoked a lot of tension among the golfers. An enthusiast went ahead to comment, “LPGA does such a good job with these things. Love it! Bibimbap and fried chicken btw. Lots of soju as well.”

Kemp had gone ahead and answered ‘Fried Chicken’ under the ‘favorite Korean food’ section. Well, this did impress a few foodies as one of them went ahead to react, “@sarah_kempy definitely has the best taste!”

A lot of love was going around for the 26-year-old Aussie as Green came out on the course. Well, an ardent fan couldn’t sit still and responded, “Hannah Green is my favorite LPGA player.”

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It stands to see who will actually take home the title of champion this time. What do you think? Share your thoughts below.

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Allan Abe

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Allan Abe is a fresh golf writer at EssentiallySports. Tiger Woods was the golfer who inspired him into the sport, and he lives by what the legend once said, "No matter how good your get, you can always get better." Allan extends his love for golf by indulging in a little gaming in his free time, with PGA Tour 2K21 being his go to.
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