Nelly Korda stuns sportscasters with “the shot of the championship” at PNC event

Nelly Korda is proving why she is the top-ranked golfer in the world at the 2024 PNC Championship. Despite the event happening in the off-season, Korda is still at her competitive best.

This has allowed her to hit some outstanding shots. Such as an approach shot she hit from the sand that was called “the shot of the championship” by the commentators on the Golf Channel broadcast.

Korda‘s ball was in a sand hazard about 100 yards from the 14th pin. She executed her shot with one of her woods with such quality that it carried the ball to within 10 feet of the hole.

In describing this play by Nelly Korda, the broadcaster put it this way:

“Oh my god… Be good… Be really good…! Oh wow…! That is unbelievable…! That so far is the shot of the championship.” [0:03 – 0:16

Nelly Korda is playing in the PNC Championship with her father Petr Korda. In the first round, Team Korda had one eagle and seven birdies with no bogeys to finish in a tie for ninth place at 9-under.

Korda is set to conclude her 2024 in which she won seven tournaments, including five in a row (one major). During the season, she was also named LPGA Tour Player of the Year and won the Rolex Annika Major Award.