'Exhausted' Korda pulls out of next LPGA Tour event

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Nelly Korda has withdrawn from this week's LPGA Tour arena "to get immoderate rest" aft winning her 2nd awesome title astatine nan Chevron Championship.

Victory connected Sunday gave nan American a 5th circuit triumph successful 5 starts, matching a grounds tally achieved by Nancy Lopez successful 1978 and Annika Sorenstam successful 2004-05.

"After grinding done nan intelligence and beingness challenges of 4 events successful nan past 5 weeks, I americium decidedly emotion exhausted," wrote nan world number 1 connected X.

"With truthful overmuch still to travel passim 2024, I consciousness I request to perceive to my assemblage and get immoderate rest, truthful I tin beryllium fresh for nan remainder of nan season."

Korda's tally of victories started pinch nan LPGA Drive On Championship successful nan past week of January.

The 25-year-old past took 7 weeks disconnected earlier returning successful precocious March to triumph 3 events successful 3 weeks - nan Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, Ford Championship and T-Mobile Match Play - earlier claiming nan Chevron Championship title.

Korda added that she would beryllium "cheering everyone connected from afar" successful this week's JM Eagle LA Championship.

Her adjacent scheduled LPGA Tour quality is successful nan Cognizant Founders Cup successful New Jersey, which starts connected 9 May.

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