Everybody loves a good trick shot. The more difficult it gets to perform, the better it is to watch. However, what if one of your favorite golfers is performing it? Check out how the LPGA Star Nelly Korda impressed the golf world with her amazing trick shot!
Watch What’s Trending Now!
The video dates back to 2020, almost a year before the young American golfer won the gold medal in the Olympics. Korda posted the video of her doing a difficult trick shot on her social media.
In the video, Korda is seen dribbling a golf ball using her club while balancing herself on a ball. If that was not more than enough, she proceeded to hit the ball mid-air and catch it after it bounced back from the mirror.
Just a tad bit bored
Although the video was just 5 seconds long, it managed to get the attention of many golf fans.
The golf world’s reaction to the video
In a 5 second video, the then 21-year-old Korda balanced herself on a ball, dribbled the golf club, hit it mid-air, and caught it on the rebound. There was nothing about the video that was not impressive, and the golf world appreciated her for it.
Read more: Nelly Korda’s Fandom Reaches a Whole New Level on Twitter
While some appreciated how the golfer executed the trick shot perfectly, some compared her to their skills.
U R Perfect 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️🌟
Don’t Change One Tiny Bit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Way to go nelly, keep up the hand eye coordination!! Xxxx
That’s not fair. Lol. I wouldn’t even be able to do one of those things let alone all at once!
Whaaaaat? 😳
That's 3 things, balance on the ball, dribble and catch I can't even do one.
I'm impressed!
Wow, that's a fantastic shot.
now you've shown you're a superstar 👏👏👏
U’ re my hereo!!
From appreciation to devotion, the comment section under the video was filled with positive comments about the young golfer.
Nelly Korda- her career so far
Born into a sports family, Nelly Korda began playing sports at a young age. Her parents were professional tennis players, and her brother chose the same career. Additionally, her eldest sister, Jessica Korda, is also an LPGA Tour player who has won multiple titles.
Korda won her first title as an amateur golfer at the 2015 Harder Hall Women’s Invitational when she was just 17. Moreover, she turned professional in 2016 and earned her Tour ticket the same year.
Reuters
Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Golf – Women’s Individual – Medal Ceremony – Kasumigaseki Country Club – Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan – August 7, 2021. Gold medalist Nelly Korda of the United States bites her medal. REUTERS/Toby Melville
The 23-year-old has played in 102 events on the Tour so far and has earned $6,512,396. Notably, she ranks at 48 on the all-time career earnings list of the Tour. Moreover, she has won 7 titles, including the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship. Significantly, Korda is the gold medal winner of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. With her win, Korda made history by being the only golfer, woman or man, to win a major and Olympic gold in the same year.
With 7 wins on the Tour, the 23-year-old is one of the best golfers in the world. Furthermore, she posts interesting trick videos on social media. There is no wonder why she is one of the fan-favorite golfers on the LPGA Tour.
Watch This Story: Meet the Former World No. 1 Golfer Who Is a Huge Fan of BTS Jimin