Nelly Korda withdraws from two LPGA events with neck injury

Nelly Korda withdrew from the subsequent two tournaments on the LPGA Tour’s Asia swing after hurting her neck throughout apply, she introduced Monday.

The tour is in South Korea this week for the BMW Girls Championship, starting Thursday. Gamers will head to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for the Maybank Championship the next week.

Followers in these international locations will miss the possibility to see Korda, the No. 1-ranked participant on this planet and a six-time winner this season.

“Sadly, I’ve needed to withdraw from the LPGA occasions in Korea and Malaysia attributable to a minor neck damage I sustained whereas working towards,” Korda posted to social media Monday night. “I am disenchanted to overlook these occasions and am particularly sorry to my followers who had been trying ahead to seeing me play. I am presently resting and dealing with my crew to get higher. Thanks for all of your help — it really means the world to me!”

Korda, 26, didn’t say when she plans to return to competitors. The Asia swing concludes with the TOTO Japan Basic from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. The season ends three weeks later on the CME Group Tour Championship in her dwelling state of Florida.

All six of Korda’s victories this yr got here earlier than June. She gained 5 consecutive begins, culminating on the Chevron Championship, her second profession main title.

Korda presently holds a roughly 1,235-point lead over New Zealand’s Lydia Ko within the season-long Race to the CME Globe standings. Korda has but to win the season-long championship.