Golf Ain't Easy. Nelly Korda's 2025 Season Is Proof.

It's been quite a unique season for the LPGA Tour.

Through 22 events, there have been 23 different winners, with no repeats and one two-player team tournament. The record for the most amount of different winners in a single season sits at 26, which has been achieved a few times before—in 1991, 2018, and 2022.

With 10 events left, not including the International Crown, we could be on par for a new record but among those who have yet to win—is world No.2 Nelly Korda.

If you recall one year ago, Korda had already collected six of her seven wins at this point in the season.

But if you look at the data, her stats are around the same, if not better than last year.

Additionally, Korda hasn't missed a single cut in 2025. She's 14 out of 14 on starts and made cuts.

We're all kind of scratching our heads to figure it out. Why isn't she winning?

If you ask Korda, she'll tell you, "That's just golf." And what we can all attest to, is that golf is hard...as hell.

Before last week's CPKC Women's Open in Canada, Korda shared her thoughts on the kind of season she's having. "By this time last year, I had six wins under my belt and my stats are better and I have zero wins under my belt this year.

I think the most important thing is kind of sticking to your process, always trying to be in contention coming into the weekend, and kind of figuring out your groove, too.”

Korda finished T-10 in Canada.

But let's get down to the brass tacks of it all. When it comes to putting herself in positions to contend, Korda has fallen off ever so slightly. In the instance of the majors, a huge point of focus for Korda this season after missing two cuts in 2024, you'll recall her having to grind out making the cut at Chevron after an opening 77.

Her best finish at U.S. Women's Open, T-2, was a rather up and down performance. A second round 67 put Korda into a tie at the top with Maja Stark (who eventually won it) heading into the weekend. But a Saturday 73 had her trending in the wrong direction, when Stark carded a 70. Come Sunday, Korda managed to only earn one shot back shooting one-over on the back nine with a bogey on the 72nd hole.

At KPMG, the 27 year old didn’t shoot better than 72 and finished tied for 19th.

She shot a third-round 75 at the Amundi Evian Championship in France and eventually tied for 43rd, and in the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Porthcawl, she shot 74-75 on the weekend and finished T-36.

"Statistically I saw my stats, and seeing that I'm always in the top and some of my stats are maybe better than even last year, it's just crazy," said Korda. “It's always like just a little bit of a question, like, ‘How? How am I up there?’ But it also is in a sense motivating, too, knowing that I am putting in all the work and playing well.”

Has she been herself lately? I think the answer is both yes and no. She's having to rely more on her short game this season which has faltered, going from fourth around the green to 73rd. If anything this is a growth period for her. She's staying healthy, she's managing her travel schedule and the results will soon come.

There's no major point of concern that Nelly Korda has fallen off, because she hasn't. Not even close. If anything, players saw her success last season and how the bar was raised and they are catching up.

Korda didn't lose the top-ranked title, Jeeno Thitikul earned it. With a whole lot of consecutive top-10s and rounds in the 60s to get her there.

I've said it before, but the expectation that one player will be dominant in women's golf is a lofty one. We're all better off recognizing the parity of talent and embracing it—because this season has been an incredible one.

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