Nelly Korda echoes Scottie Scheffler’s Olympic view after major championship win compared

Nelly Korda has opened up on what it means to win Olympic gold for Team USA as a golfer, just days after Scottie Scheffler achieved the feat in the men’s event in Paris.

Korda will defend her Olympic gold medal at Le Golf National after being crowned champion by three shots in Tokyo three years ago. Golf’s place in the Olympics is a fairly new one, having returned to the summer Games in 2016 after over 100 years away.

The importance of the Olympic event within the sport has been questioned by many, with those currently competing at the top of the game having grown up dreaming of major victories rather than a gold medal for their country.

Korda is one of the select few of golfers who has achieved both, with her achievements coming in the same year back in 2021. Having won the Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club that summer, she followed up her maiden major win with Olympic gold just weeks later.

While becoming a major champion is at the top of the bucket list of every golfer, becoming an Olympic champion also proved special for the LPGA Tour star. “I think they are two such amazing accomplishments. I think that I’ve always said with every win you’re overcoming something or every win has a story,” she said in Paris.

“Getting to share the Olympic experience, even though it was very unique with not getting to watch other sports and not having fans out here, at least get to go share that with my sister was such an amazing experience. I didn’t really know what emotions I was going to have until I stood on the stage.