In her fifth start on the LPGA Tour this season, Nelly Korda joins the likes of Nancy Lopez and Annika Solesuntam in making golf history by winning her fifth straight title on the U.S. women’s circuit. It took 18 years for the historic feat to be accomplished on the LPGA Tour, since Sorenstam in 2004-05. There has certainly been excitement among golf fans, but is it really true?
The LPGA Tour has been plagued by a lack of adequate coverage from various platforms. Although the women’s tour has partnerships with NBC and the Golf Channel, the viewership issue for women’s golf does not appear to be resolved. But despite this, Korda believes women’s golf is heading in the right direction.
Nelly Korda loves the LPGA Tour’s current success
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After celebrating his second major win with a championship dunk, Nelly Korda sat down to answer a few questions at the postgame press conference, during which he was asked about his thoughts on American golf. . The 25-year-old decided to talk not only about American golf, but also about women’s golf.
Her historic run on the course garnered a lot of attention in the golf world, but it hasn’t materialized in terms of LPGA Tour ratings. For example, Ford’s championship was aired for only 43 minutes with five commercial breaks. Korda said that despite the lack of coverage of women’s golf, the sport is moving in the right direction: “Well, I think we’re moving in the right direction, not just in American golf, but in women’s golf in general.”
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Nelly Korda spoke about the contributions everyone has made to improving the landscape of women’s golf in recent years, recognizing her fellow competitors who also performed well on the greens and won majors, saying: Stated. “I think the past major winners, you see Alison won the US Open and Lilia won here last year. To be honest, I think we’re performing really well and that’s I think it’s everyone on the tour.
The 25-year-old doesn’t hesitate to say that even though she has won five in a row, the competition is getting tougher every year. Not surprisingly, the LPGA Tour has seen an influx of great golf talent in recent years, including Rose Chan and Gabriella Raffles. Mr. Korda said: “I’ll be honest with you that it’s very hard to win here and it’s really, really hard to win here. The competition is getting tougher every year.”
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According to Korda, these positive changes are having a positive impact on women’s golf. She said, repeating her own statement: “I think women’s golf is moving in a great direction, and I hope to show everyone that.” But showing it to the world is a problem the LPGA Tour has unfortunately not been able to solve. But Stacey Lewis has a solution that might solve this problem.
Stacey Lewis wants more than just a win over Nelly Korda
During the Chevron Championship press conference, the former world No. 1 noted that the lack of golf audience viewership might improve if LPGA Tour star Nelly Korda was given more media time. . Stacey Lewis hinted at the fact that this American pro had. “responsibility” To help the LPGA Tour.
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she said, “of course. “But her number one priority is to continue to play great golf. That’s what will help the tour the most… She’ll also do as much as she can for us.” Although Korda hasn’t expressed any feelings about the new expectations placed on her, fans agreed that this run could boost ratings if she gets more of the spotlight.
The LPGA Tour tends to receive less coverage than the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, despite producing some great female players. Viewership has increased over the past decade, but not as much as the men’s league.
