NAPLES, Fla. – Nelly Korda made her first profession hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour throughout Saturday’s third spherical on the CME Group Tour Championship.

The ace is barely the second of Korda’s life, and it got here on the par-3 eighth gap at Tiburon Golf Membership, the place she hit a 9-iron from 148 yards.

“I’m tremendous psyched,” Korda informed the media after her spherical. “Already had a pair associates ship me their Venmo.”

The ace comes 14 years after Korda’s first, which remembered making throughout a golf journey to Orlando, Florida, together with her father, Petr. Nelly couldn’t keep in mind the course the place she made the hole-in-one however vividly remembered the celebration as she recalled the cart lady simply rounding the nook on the par 3 and her father promptly taking a shot of alcohol to have fun. Nelly, who was simply 11 on the time, didn’t partake. However after right this moment’s ace? Nicely, that is perhaps a distinct story.

“Now I can perhaps be part of him in taking the shot,” Korda mentioned with fun. “Perhaps after the week.”

Korda mentioned she has made it a purpose within the 14 years since her first ace to attempt to make a second hole-in-one and her caddie, Jason McDede, has joined her on the hunt. He was the primary to greet Korda in celebration on Saturday with a pair of high-5s, shouting, “Lastly!” Korda mentioned.

Due to the ace, Korda seemed poised to make a run up the leaderboard after starting the third spherical six strokes again, however she settled for a 66 after a pair of bogeys on her inward stretch to go away her seven behind leaders Nasa Hataoka and Amy Yang. Sunday, she’ll be relying closely on her course data, having racked up 5 top-10s in her six prior appearances on the Tour Championship.

“It’s going to take a very low one to catch the leaders,” Korda mentioned about her method to the ultimate spherical. “I might say something is feasible. I’m going to exit attempting to play my recreation and take it one shot at a time and see the place that takes me.”