LeBron James posting on X <\/a>was notably pretty sweet, but she said nothing compared to the Nike billboard in New York City congratulating her on becoming world No. 1 again after her third major win: \u201c18 under? Whoa, Nelly<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cEverything has been so fun. The billboard up in New York City, that\u2019s more of a pinch-me moment,\u201d Korda told reporters at the Riviera Maya Open in Mayakoba. \u201cIt\u2019s so crazy.\u201d <\/p>\n Korda said all of her sponsors have come together and sent amazing messages and videos of her jumping into the pool<\/a> after winning the Chevon Championship.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is one video the TaylorMade social team did where they put together of them all doing a cannonball into a pool. Really cool moments like that where it\u2019s kind of crazy to see how many people support me,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n \u201cYou know, you get lost in kind of how I refer to it your little bubble. When you do look on the outside, how many people are happy for you that you accomplished such an amazing thing is really cool to see and I\u2019m just so grateful for all the amazing messages that I got and all the support that I do get every week.\u201d<\/p>\n Lorena Ochoa impact and being a role model<\/p>\n Korda also had her rookie season in mind, but not because of the massive steps she had taken since her LPGA debut a decade prior. Rather, she was asked about what she remembered about Lorena Ochoa.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom what I remember from everyone saying is how kind she was and how well she carried herself even how dominant a player she was,\u201d Korda said. \u201cThat\u2019s something that I think that I like to carry as well, is like being kind to others, being respectful to others, but still being a bulldog out on the golf course … for how short of a period she was out on tour and how dominant she was, it\u2019s very inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Annika S\u00f6renstam is widely considered the top modern female golfer of all time but does not hold the record for most LPGA Tour wins. Here\u2019s who does and how far Nelly Korda is from the career benchmark.<\/p>\n Korda said she was sad for never having had the opportunity to play with Ochoa professionally but that she wanted to carry herself as a role model that inspires golfers like the 27-time LPGA Tour winner did to generations of younger players during her World Golf Hall of Fame career.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cShe has done so many amazing things for the game of golf, like grow the game in Mexico,\u201d Korda said of Ochoa. \u201cYou have so many of the little girls that look up to her just because of the position that she was in.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that you have so many amazing international players that do that for their country, like Seri Pak that grew the game so much in Korea and Lorena who grew the game so much for Mexico. The position the LPGA is in where all these great athletes from every country, they get to inspire the next generation. And the way Lorena held herself and the way that she represented herself is very admirable where that\u2019s how I want to carry myself.\u201d<\/p>\n World No. 1 ranking comes with advantages, disadvantages <\/p>\n Korda compared being No. 1 in golf to tennis, something she knows about given her family background.<\/p>\n She said there is an advantage to being the No. 1 player in the world in tennis \u2014 with head-to-head matchups \u2014 whereas she doesn\u2019t feel that carries over to golf, where it\u2019s one player vs. the field.<\/p>\n \u201cIn golf there is no advantage to being the No. 1 player in the world. It just means you\u2019re playing the best golf,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhen it comes to being an advantage there is zero in golf, so for me it just means you\u2019re playing the best golf. I don\u2019t really focus on the ranking too much. I just focus on the simplicity of golf, of trying to go out there and do the best that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n She was asked about what her next goal was now after walking out of Texas $1,350,000 richer. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s funny with sports is, that\u2019s in the past. What you want to do is look to the future and look to improve and look to contend in the bigger events,\u201d Korda said. \u201cEven if you get beat, it doesn\u2019t matter. That\u2019s kind of what motivates me to continuously put myself in that position.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"nelly-korda-annika-sorenstam\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777501750_753_.jpeg\")
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