Nelly Korda is 'the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour' due to her 'outrageous' play, say Max Homa and Kevin Kisner

Updated 10/12/2022 at 22:06 GMT

Nelly Korda is in action against the men on the PGA Tour at this week's QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Friday. During the opening round of play, the world No. 2 made a positive impression on playing partners Max Homa and Kevin Kisner, with the former comparing Korda to Tiger Woods. Stream The Match featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy live and on-demand on discovery+.

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Max Homa and Kevin Kisner described Nelly Korda’s play as "outrageous" and said the world No. 2 is “the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour.”

Korda is in action alongside the men at the QBE Shootout, partnering Denny McCarthy at Tiburon Golf Club.

Homa and Kevin Kisner were the other team playing alongside McCarthy and Korda in the opening round on Friday, so had a close-up look at the skills the 24-year-old possesses.

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It has been a mixed year for Korda, as her season was halted after being diagnosed with a blood clot in her arm.

Her form was a little up and down upon her return to action, but she finished the season strong with a win at the Pelican Women’s Championship last month.

She carried that form into the QBE Shootout, and she and McCarthy moved into a tie for fourth place after round one.

And Korda made a positive impression on world No. 16 Homa and his playing partner Kisner.

Speaking post round, they said: "We talked about it all day (Nelly's game). I think I called her the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour at one point. And then through about seven or eight holes, I said she's hit every shot just like she wants to for eight holes. Like does she hit a bad shot? I have no idea, I've never seen her hit a bad shot. We were laughing all day.

"It was a little bit outrageous. She drove it down the middle on every hole, she almost hit the pin three times, hit it to like two inches on one par 4, then from way too far that next one, she almost hit the pin.

"She chipped it great, so I don't know how she does not win every week. It's a testament to these other ladies that anyone can even sniff beating her because that was wildly impressive."

The second round of the QBE Shootout resumes on Saturday evening with greensomes play before it concludes on Sunday with better ball.

Charley Hoffman and Ryan Palmer claimed the lead of the QBE Shootout after round one, but a host of teams are in the hunt heading into the second 18 holes.

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