Nelly Korda says young fans are ‘saving her money’ with a series of heartfelt actions

Nelly Korda's game in the last two years or so has been nothing short of exceptional. Ranked #1 in the world, Korda's game has inspired many young golfers, which has also contributed to her fan following. Recently, she narrated a story about her young fans.

On Thursday, Korda is scheduled to tee off at the Fields Ranch East as she is all set to compete in the 2025 KPMG PGA Championship. Ahead of the competition, she was part of a press conference where she was asked how she found the balance between achieving goals and finding the next thing to climb.

Nelly Korda answered:

"I think it's just by loving the game, by inspiring the next generation, seeing all the little girls. Today I had a girl come up to me, and she gave me another Lego set. It was so cute. I'm getting them every week now. I love it. It's saving me money (laughter). But moments like that, interactions like that, that fuels my love for the game. Then competing against the best players in the world, I think it all comes down to like, if you internally want it, and that's a question you always have to ask yourself."

Die-hard fans of Nelly Korda are well aware of her love for Lego. On many occasions, Korda has uploaded images of her building and completing Lego sets. Back in April, Korda was also given a Lego set at the Chevron Championship.

Who will Nelly Korda compete against at the 2025 KPMG PGA Championship? A look at the full field

Nelly Korda clicked at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open [Image via Imagn]

At the 2025 KPMG PGA Championship, Nelly Korda will be up against some of the best professional golfers. Here is a detailed look at the field:

Sponsor Tournament Invite

Mimi Rhodes
Stacy Lewis

KPMG Champions

Amy Yang
Ruoning Yin
In Gee Chun
Nelly Korda
Sei Young Kim
Hannah Green
Sung Hyun Park
Danielle Kang
Brooke M. Henderson
Yani Tseng
Cristie Kerr
Anna Nordqvist

Major Championship Winners

Mao Saigo
Lilia Vu
Jennifer Kupcho
Patty Tavatanakit
Mirim Lee
Maja Stark
Yuka Saso
Allisen Corpuz
Minjee Lee
A Lim Kim
Ayaka Furue
Celine Boutier
Lydia Ko
Ashleigh Buhai
Sophia Popov

LPGA Tournament Winners

Jin Young Ko
Grace Kim
Pajaree Anannarukarn
Rose Zhang
Leona Maguire
Linn Grant
Alexa Pano
Megan Khang
Chanettee Wannasaen
Haeran Ryu
Hyo Joo Kim
Angel Yin
Bailey Tardy
Linnea Strom
Jeeno Thitikul
Lauren Coughlin
Moriya Jutanugarn
Jasmine Suwannapura
Rio Takeda
Yealimi Noh
Madelene Sagstrom
Ingrid Lindblad
Chisato Iwai

OoM Winner LET, JLPGA, KLPGA

Chiara Tamburlini
Ina Yoon

Top-10 KPMG Previous Year

Miyu Yamashita
Lauren Hartlage
Hinako Shibuno
Caroline Inglis
Lexi Thompson
Sarah Schmelzel

Rolex Rankings

Charley Hull
Esther Henseleit
Ariya Jutanugarn
Akie Iwai
Carlota Ciganda
Jin Hee Im
Stephanie Kyriacou
Nasa Hataoka
Andrea Lee
Hye-Jin Choi
Youmin Hwang
Lindy Duncan
Suji Kim
Gaby Lopez
Shinsil Bang
Gabriela Ruffels
Mi Hyang Lee
Yui Kawamoto
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Shiho Kuwaki

Top-8 LPGA Prof Natl Champ

Allie White
Nicole Felce
Allie Knight
Natalie Vivaldi
Alison Curdt
Heather Angell
Sandra Changkija
Ashley Grier

Top Finisher PGA Women's Stroke Play

Katelyn Sepmoree

Maternity

Joanna Coe

CME Globe Points

Somi Lee
Jenny Bae
Auston Kim
Ilhee Lee
Yan Liu
Minami Katsu
Haeji Kang
Kristen Gillman
Nataliya Guseva
Cassie Porter
Weiwei Zhang
Jenny Shin
Miranda Wang
Elizabeth Szokol
Lucy Li
Saki Baba
Wei-Ling Hsu
Aline Krauter
Benedetta Moresco
Manon De Roey
Robyn Choi
Yahui Zhang
Albane Valenzuela
Brooke Matthews
Narin An
Gemma Dryburgh
Dewi Weber
Hira Naveed
Yuri Yoshida
Aditi Ashok
Arpichaya Yubol
Soo Bin Joo
Azahara Munoz
Jeongeun Lee5
Peiyun Chien
Jiwon Jeon
Mary Liu
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Julia Lopez Ramirez
Gigi Stoll
Jing Yan
Karis Davidson
Paula Reto
Muni He
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
Ryann O'Toole
Jeongeun Lee6
Caroline Masson
Brianna Do
Ruixin Liu
Kumkang Park
Mariel Galdiano
Pornanong Phatlum
Frida Kinhult
Cheyenne Knight
Madison Young
Yu Liu
Morgane Metraux
Savannah Grewal
Georgia Hall
Gurleen Kaur
Olivia Cowan
Yuna Nishimura
Bianca Pagdanganan
Jodi Ewart Shadoff

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Varun is a Golf and WWE journalist for Sportskeeda with over 4 years of work experience in his bag. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, he worked for many sites, including EssentiallySports, FanSided, Khel Now, Get Football, and a few others.

Varun is a fan of golfer Scottie Scheffler due to the latter’s mindset, and he admires Roman Reigns’ ability to keep moving forward in life regardless of any obstacles. As a purist golf fan, he would love to compete at the Masters if given the opportunity, but is also happy with LIV Golf driving more eyeballs towards the sport. If he could go back in time and be a manager for someone in the WWE, it would have been Big Show.

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