[Golf Topic] Jessica Korda "Withdrew Due to Intercostal Muscle Pain"

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…Jessica Korda (USA, photo) has been sidelined by injury.

On the 4th (Korean time), she explained the reason for her withdrawal on her social media, saying, "I sprained my finger and also suffered from intercostal muscle pain, making it impossible to swing." On that day, at the Crown Colony Golf Club (par 72, 6,526 yards) in Fort Myers, Florida, USA, she withdrew from the first day of the LPGA Drive On Championship, the third event of the 2022 LPGA Tour season (total prize money $1.5 million), after playing only six holes.

Korda is the older sister of Nelly Korda (USA), the 'number 2' who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2011 and has earned six career wins, establishing herself as a leading figure in American women's golf. To focus on treatment, she will skip the 'Asian Swing' events, the HSBC Women's World Championship (Singapore) and the Honda LPGA Thailand (Thailand), and plans to return at the JTBC Classic held on March 24 in Carlsbad, California, USA.

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