Rose Zhang, Lottie Woad Join in on the WTGL Party—Meanwhile Nelly Korda Says She Has "Mixed Feelings"

TGL just added two rising stars to its budding women's league in Lottie Woad and Rose Zhang.

The 2023 and 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champions know a thing or two about winning at the highest level. Both of which also went on to win their professional debuts—Zhang at the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open and Woad last summer at the Scottish Women's Open.

Both are only 22 years of age and have become star players in the next generation of women's golf. They'll join fellow commits Charley Hull, Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson, Lexi Thompson and world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul.

Zhang has been associated with the indoor golf league since last February, when she signed on to be a member of the The Bay Golf Club Ownership Group. "The Bay Area has been more than just a place where I play golf—it’s become my home and community."

It'd be super cool to see Zhang rep the Bay as both an owner and a player.

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But this week during the Tour's season opener in Orlando, World No. 2 and top American Nelly Korda has shared her thoughts on the league, telling Golfweek, "I have mixed feelings on it if I'm being very honest, and I'm surprised no other girls have, or no one's really spoken out about it. I think it's a huge and unbelievable miss that we're not playing alongside the men."

Well this certainly explains why Korda is not officially signed on to WTGL. Much of the general public, myself included, hopes to see her join because her presence will solidify the league and play a large part of its success. But now that possibility seems up in the air.

Korda continued to say, "There's no greater way to grow the game, and it would have been revolutionary. It would have been the first time, I think, that men and women are on the same playing field, playing for the same exact amount of money. But I also think it's great that we are getting this opportunity, so that's my mixed feelings.

I'm just still weighing out the time commitment. I just haven't really thought about it too much, because I've been really focused on trying to get ready for this season. I think logistically, they're still trying to figure some stuff out, so I will just weigh out my options in the near future."

The inaugural season will kick off in the winter of 2026-27.

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*This page was first published on January 19, 2026. Last updated January 27, 2026.