Max Homa, Kevin Kisner filled with praise for Nelly Korda’s game

It’s not day-after-day that LPGA gamers get to tee it up alongside their PGA Tour friends, however on Friday, Nelly Korda made her QBE Shootout debut with her companion, Denny McCarthy. The duo performed alongside PGA Tour veterans Max Homa and Kevin Kisner.

In Friday’s scramble format, Korda and McCarthy completed at 12 below par — two photographs shy of Homa and Kisner’s whole of 14 below, and 4 photographs shy of Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer’s lead of 16 below.

But after the spherical, Homa and Kisner had nothing however optimistic issues to say about Korda’s game.

“We talked about it all day,” Homa mentioned. “It was a little bit outrageous. She drove it down the middle on every hole, she almost hit the pin three times, hit it to like two inches on one par 4, then from way too far that next one, she almost hit the pin. And chipped it great, so I don’t know how she does not win every week. It’s a testament to these other ladies that anyone can even sniff beating her because that was wildly impressive.”

Kisner concurred.

“I think I called her the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour at one point,” he mentioned. “And then through about seven or eight holes I said she’s hit every shot just like she wants to for eight holes. Like does she hit a bad shot? I have no idea, I’ve never seen her hit a bad shot. We were laughing all day.”

Kisner and Homa mentioned they vocally speculated about the way it’s doable Korda, who’s at the moment ranked second on the planet, doesn’t win each match.

“I asked her out there if she wins every tournament,” Kisner mentioned. “She said no. I’m like, I don’t believe you.”

“Up for debate,” Homa mentioned. “She said Lydia [Ko] gets them all. I think they would have a nice battle.”

While followers of the LPGA Tour can stay up for continued showdowns between present World No. 1 Ko and No. 2 Korda, the Tour’s males can anticipate getting extra time up-close with the highest ladies within the game, too. Starting subsequent 12 months, the QBE Shootout will reportedly change into a mixed-team occasion.

Word to the sensible: Better lock down your companion ASAP!

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