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Good morning! Eventually, some putts will fall for you today.<\/p>\n

Golf: Nelly Korda\u2019s weird, cinematic season<\/b><\/p>\n

Of the dozens of celebrity cameos in \u201cHappy Gilmore 2,\u201d I found Nelly Korda\u2019s to be the funniest. Most of the elite golfers who appeared in the film were playing themselves as, well, golfers. But there is Korda, the No. 1 player in women\u2019s golf<\/strong>. She appears on a parole board of sorts, denying the release of Shooter McGavin, Happy Gilmore\u2019s onetime nemesis and the former best player on a fictional golf tour, from a mental hospital. Also there: Nancy Lopez, who shares a page in the history books with Korda.<\/p>\n

The throwaway cameo almost felt ironic in juxtaposition with this fascinating moment in her career. In 2024, nobody could touch Korda<\/strong>. Beginning with her second start of the year, in January, she reeled off five wins in a row<\/strong>, joining Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004, 2005) in a tiny club of five-in-a-row winners<\/a>. The last of those five was Korda\u2019s second major title, at the Chevron Championship. She added two wins later on. Golf nuts have long appreciated Korda, her success and her unbelievable swing. Now 27, she\u2019s become a more mainstream star, a golf version of her pro-am partner, Caitlin Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Korda\u2019s 2025 has been funky, though. <\/strong>Today is the final round of the Women\u2019s Open, the fifth and last major of the ladies\u2019 season. Korda didn\u2019t really contend, but made the cut. That Korda (or any player) would finish the year majorless is not such a shock, but a bit more surprising is that she\u2019ll be winless altogether in 13 starts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Has Korda declined, then? A little, but we\u2019re grading on a ridiculous curve.<\/strong> Entering the Women\u2019s Open, Korda was averaging<\/a>2.31 strokes gained on the field per round. That\u2019s not the 2.84-shot advantage she posted in 2024, but it\u2019s still a top-three figure on the LPGA Tour. For good reason, she still draws a crowd unlike anyone else on tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I asked Gabby Herzig<\/a>, who has covered Korda for The Athletic, what she makes of Nelly\u2019s season:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcac Korda\u2019s season is basically the epitome of why professional golf is such an endless pursuit<\/strong>. You can win five consecutive titles, and then just a few months later, it can feel impossible to come out on top. But in this sport, the win percentage is miniscule. Looking at Korda\u2019s season, I still see five top-seven finishes, including two runner-ups, and zero missed cuts. One hot putting day or a few good bounces could easily have changed how we\u2019re discussing her season. Korda is still the best player in the world <\/strong>(I know Lottie Woad is on the rise<\/a>, but she has a ways to go), and her winless season isn\u2019t an indicator of anything to me, other than how difficult it is to achieve excellence in this game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The golf gods will grant Korda parole from her winless streak soon enough.<\/p>\n

News to Know<\/p>\n

Connecticut Sun moving to Boston<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sun have reportedly been sold to Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca in a record $325 million deal that is set to see the franchise move from Connecticut to Boston as soon as 2027. The Athletic reported in March<\/a> the Sun were exploring a sale, and it seemed like a foregone conclusion the team would wind up in Boston at some point. In response to yesterday\u2019s reports, however, the WNBA pumped the brakes on any relocation talks. Read our full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speedway Classic suspended<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Braves and Reds endured a two-hour-plus rain delay, played less than an inning and then shut down once again in the first MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway last night. The game is scheduled to resume at 1 p.m. ET today. But it was a logistical nightmare<\/a> for the much-anticipated showdown, which sold more than 85,000 tickets. At least Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson got to display his custom Ricky Bobby catching gear<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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