Overview
- Jessica and Nelly Korda are in the Ford Championship field at Whirlwind Golf Club in Arizona, their first shared official LPGA event in nearly three years.
- Jessica’s last start in a full LPGA field came in May 2023 when a back injury forced her to withdraw from the Founders Cup, followed by the birth of her son in 2024.
- Her preparation now fits into short windows with a sitter for five to six hours, usually three brief practice days a week, as she manages back pain and works through a grip and hip-rotation reset with coach Jason Baile.
- Nelly enters as a top contender at Rolex No. 2 after winning the season opener and finishing one shot behind Hyo Joo Kim at last week’s Fortinet Founders Cup.
- The family has clustered around the comeback with the sisters sharing a rental house and their mother helping with babysitting, and Jessica’s return follows LPGA maternity rules that protect status for up to two years.