HOUSTON – Two months after a freak accident sidelined her at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Nelly Korda returns to action this week at another major championship – the U.S. Women’s Open. It’s her first start since withdrawing from the season’s third major due to a back injury.
“I just did something stupid,” Korda said Tuesday at Champions Golf Club, site of the season’s final major championship. “I tried cracking my back and my back went into spasm.”
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was staged in October at Aronimink Golf Club, just outside Philadelphia. Overnight temperatures dipped into the 50s and the cold conditions took a toll on the 22-year-old Floridian.