Major winner Nelly Korda is conflicted about the new Women’s Tomorrow Golf League, criticizes its concept and leaves her participation open.
The Tomorrow Golf League (TGL) announced earlier this year the expansion of their indoor league, revealing that from late 2026 the LPGA Tour will be integrated, leading to the formation of the Women’s Tomorrow Golf League (WTGL), featuring top LPGA Tour players. While the WTGL has announced first participants like world number one Jeeno Thitikul from Thailand, three-time Olympic medalist Lydia Ko from New Zealand, and seven-time US Solheim Cup participant Lexi Thompson from the United States, the name of two-time major and Olympic champion Nelly Korda has been absent so far.
Nelly Korda Shares Critical Views on WTGL
On Tuesday, Korda spoke for the first time about the newly established league in an interview with the American golf magazine Golfweek. While training at the driving range of the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida, she expressed mixed feelings toward the WTGL and criticized the TGL: \”I’m surprised no other players have spoken out. It’s really unfortunate that we aren’t playing together with the men. There’s no better way to grow golf, and it would have been revolutionary. I believe it would have been the first time men and women stood on the same course competing for equal prize money. But I also think it’s great that we have this opportunity. Those are my mixed feelings.\”
Korda also suggested that instead of creating a new women’s version of the TGL, it could have been possible to integrate at least one woman into the existing men’s teams. She mentioned that many of her colleagues on the LPGA Tour share similar thoughts.
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