Nelly Korda Looking to Tap into Scottie Scheffler at Women's PGA Championship
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World No. 1s Nelly Korda and Scottie Scheffler have been golf's parallel forces over the past two seasons, dominating their respective tours with a blend of consistency and calm that's become their shared signature.
Both sit atop the world rankings—Korda leads the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings while Scheffler reigns over the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.
If we skim their 2024 winning list, each professional had seven strong winning titles, including a major. Their mirrored success has no doubt continued into 2025 as well, despite a slower start to the season.
Nelly Korda looking to tap into Scottie Scheffler at women's PGA Championship. (Image Collage | Picture Cridits: getty Images)
Nelly Korda looking to tap into Scottie Scheffler at women's PGA Championship. (Image Collage | Picture Cridits: getty Images)
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Nelly Korda draws inspiration from Scottie Scheffler's PGA Championship win
To date, the Texas native has three wins this season, including the PGA Championship. On the other hand, Korda has four top-10 finishes in her nine starts but is still grinding to win the first title this season.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler : 3 majors, 15 PGA Tour wins
World No. 1 Nelly Korda: 2 majors (going for No. 3 today) , 15 LPGA Tour wins
Both have a chance to secure their 16th tour victory today pic.twitter.com/oZx859PESF — claire rogers (@kclairerogers) June 1, 2025
Her next battle is at the 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, and the LPGA pro confessed how Scheffler is inspiring her this time.
"Yeah, he's just an incredible player, incredible human being, and how consistent he is week in and week out, that's something to look up to, " Korda admitted during her pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday.
"He's just so steady," she added. "That's something I've been working on—just staying in my own bubble and trusting the process."
Her comments came in response to a question about Scheffler's dominant win at the PGA Championship last month, where he shot 11-under at Quail Hollow to claim his third career major by five strokes.
Scheffler's final-round 71 on May 18th was breathtaking. He sealed the deal, capping off a stretch that included birdies on 14 and 15 and a composed finish through the Green Mile.
It is interesting to see how Korda and Scheffler each seem to embrace each other's style of play while participating in several TaylorMade videos.
The push from the opposite side of the sport is not the only thing motivating her. Korda's runner-up finish at the U.S. Women's Open earlier this month also appears to have reignited her confidence.
The 26-year-old skipped the Meijer LPGA Classic, finished T15 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and now looks to rebound from a missed cut at last year's KPMG Women's PGA. In 2024, she shot 6-over through two rounds.
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