Jessica Korda, retired from the fairways since 2023, plans a return in 2026

Retired since 2023, mother of a little Greyson since last February, Jessica Korda, older sister of Nelly, the current world number 1, has suggested that she could return to competition by 2026. She will need to this will restore a sufficient level of golf. Which is apparently not the case at the moment…

Leave, come back… That’s what Jessica Korda seemed to imply to our colleagues from Sports Illustrated. The six-time winner on the LPGA between February 2012 and January 2021 said she recently hit a few balls for the first time in a while. And above all, she is considering a return to high-level golf for… 2026.

« I’m really looking forward to playing again, but I’m not sure how muchshe declared while the dispute was taking place in Naples (Florida) Grant Thornton Invitational won by the Tavatanakit-Knapp pair. I’m going to wait until 2025 to assess the situation and then, given my motherhood, 2026 seems like a good goal. »

It’s hard, I have pain in my shoulder, my forearm, my wrist, my gluteal muscles, which I wouldn’t have thought had been activated in this way for so long.

Jessica Korda

“Retired” since May 2023 to treat a persistent back injury, Jessica Korda, 31, older sister of Nellythe world number 1, and Sebastian22nd ATP player in the world, last February gave birth to a little boy named Greyson. She admitted that her recovery is anything but fun.

« I’m really hurting. It’s been a year and a few months since I’ve hit a single golf ball. It’s hard, I have pain in my shoulder, my forearm, my wrist, my gluteal muscles, which I wouldn’t have thought had been activated in this way for so long. It was really nice to get back in touch. I hit some tough shots that I was really proud of… »

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