Nelly Korda to return at US Women’s Open following blood clot surgery | Golf News

World No 2 Nelly Korda to make return to golf at US Women’s Open in first appearance since undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot; Korda is seven-time winner on LPGA Tour and also claimed Olympic gold last summer – watch US Women’s Open live on Sky Sports from Thursday

World No 2 Nelly Korda will return to competitive golf at the US Women’s Open next week

Nelly Korda will return to competitive golf at next week’s US Women’s Open as she makes her first appearance since undergoing blood clot surgery.

The world No 2 had the blood clot removed from her arm in April after initially revealing news of her diagnosis in March.

Korda missed the opening major of the season, the Chevron Championship, but took to Instagram to reveal she will be back for the second, at Pine Needles in North Carolina from Thursday.

“See you guys @uswomensopen next week,” Korda wrote on social media, accompanied by a photo of herself and her caddie.

Korda is a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour, with one of her victories coming at last year’s Women’s PGA Championship as she scooped her first major.

Korda has seven LPGA Tour titles to her name – including four in 2021 – and an Olympic gold medal

The 23-year-old won four LPGA Tour titles all told during a stellar 2021 in which she also claimed Olympic gold in Tokyo.

Korda has posted top-20 finishes in her last 12 LPGA Tour starts and only trails Jin Young Ko at the top of the women’s game.

Her last appearance came with a tied-15th finish at the LPGA Drive On Championship in February.

Watch the US Women’s Open live on Sky Sports from Thursday.