WATCH: Nelly Korda's precision shot destroys drone during shootout with Rickie Fowler

Nelly Korda has been making big moves on the LPGA Tour with six wins under her belt for this 2024 season. Rickie Fowler and Korda have impressed fans worldwide with their skills on the golf course and have now joined forces to conduct a clinic for golfers in Canada.

TaylorMade has been a loyal sponsor to Korda and Fowler since 2023 and 2019 respectively. The brand hosted a special shot-shaping clinic for fans in Canada which saw the pair go head to head in a new challenge, to promote their new TP5x golf balls.

A drone was being flown across the driving range with the aim for the two stars to try and hit it with their TP5x golf balls. Nelly Korda got ahead of Rickie Fowler to smash the drone first with an incredible low launch shot.

They also competed in a closest-to-the-pin challenge with pins at 172 years, 192 yards, and 170 yards. In a video released by TaylorMade on their official website, Fowler and Korda talk the viewers through their thought processes along with the ball flight and club selections.

How are Nelly Korda and Rickie Fowler doing this season?

Nelly Korda is dominating the field on the LPGA Tour. She is ranked first on the Rolex World Golf Rankings with 496.45 points and first on the Race to CME Globe rankings with 3285 points. Korda also leads the LPGA's Official Money list with a whopping $2,943,708 made in earnings this season.

Here's a look into Nelly Korda's finishes on the LPGA Tour so far this season.

Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions - T16
LPGA Drive On Championship - First place
FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship - First place
Ford Championship - First place
T-Mobile Match Play - First place
Chevron Championship - First place
Cognizant Founders Cup - T7
Mizuho Americas Open - First place
US Women's Open - CUT
Meijer LPGA Classic - CUT
KPMG Women's PGA Championship - CUT

Rickie Fowler is ranked 93rd on the FedEx Cup Standings and the Comcast Business Tour rankings with 368 points, and 27th on the US Team Presidents Cup with 2,000 points. He also ranks 57th on the Official World Golf Rankings with 104.29404 points.

He has played in 18 events on the PGA Tour so far and has made the cut in 13 of them earning $1,146,676 this season. Here's a look into Rickie Fowler's finishes on the PGA Tour this season.

The Sentry - 56
The American Express - CUT
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T47
WM Phoenix Open - CUT
Genesis Invitational - T35
Cognizant Classic - T41
Arnold Palmer Invitational - T36
Players Championship - T68
Valero Texas Open - CUT
Masters - T30
RBC Heritage - T18
Wells Fargo Championship - T43
PGA Championship - T63
Charles Schwab Challenge - T37
Memorial Tournament - CUT
US Open - CUT
Travelers Championship - T20
Rocket Mortgage Classic - T31

About the author

Lathika is one of the newer additions to Sportskeeda’s budding golf journalism team and has brought plenty of in-game experience to the role. Having been a golfer for over 12 years now, some of her crowning achievements include winning titles on the Indian Golf Union Ladies tour and Junior Girls Amateur tour.

She currently competes in Division 1 golf in Florida, and hopes to play in the U.S. Open and Chevron Championship one day. She is set to cover the 2025 Ryder Cup as well. She is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Management, and holds a Sports Marketing certification from Northwestern University, which helped her learn to draft press releases and ultimately transition into journalism.

Lathika has thus developed a knowledge base that allows her to view golf from both player, spectator and media lenses, enabling her to bring statistics, insights and an understanding of fan emotion together in her copies. She only uses verified information from reliable sources like the PGA TOUR.

Her favorite golfers are Nelly Korda and Tiger Woods, both for their playing style as well as their mental strength. Much of her time away from work is spent playing golf, but she also enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and learning new hobbies or upskilling.

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Edited by Abigail Kevichusa