Jessica Korda of USA is splashed with water on the 18th gap after profitable the Sime Daeby LPGA within the last spherical of the Sime Darby LPGA Tour at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Nation Membership on October 11, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Picture by Stanley Chou/Getty Photos)
Nelly Korda was an LPGA rookie the final time the tour staged an occasion in Kuala Lumpur. She was excited to return as a result of the nice and cozy temperatures and Bermuda grass remind her of house.
Whereas Korda has but to win this season, she’s hopeful that she will get some momentum getting in Malaysia earlier than she returns to Florida to defend her title on the Pelican. Her older sister, Jessica, who took depart from the tour earlier this season with a again damage and is now on maternity depart, gained in Malaysia in 2015.
Angel Yin, who not too long ago gained her first LPGA title in Shanghai, definitely likes Nelly’s possibilities this week.
“I used to be taking part in the spherical and I used to be trying on the grass and I used to be like, that is Nelly’s golf course,” mentioned Yin. “Appears to be like like Taiwan the place she gained twice and appears like Pelican. The grass is like excellent for her. It’s proper again to Bradenton, Florida.”
