Nelly Korda's record-tying run of five straight wins on the LPGA Tour has her mentioned in the same sentence as Tiger Woods, but also for a unique reason in a spotlight away from the golf course. Arguably the face of the LPGA Tour, World No. 1 Korda became the first golfer since Woods to attend the Met Gala on Monday, the annual event that draws stars from the worlds of fashion, show business and sports.
"I never thought I would be able to walk the red carpet there. I feel like I lived out a little girl dream of mine," Korda, 25, said Wednesday in Clifton, N.J.
"Gosh, it was so, so crazy. You're standing in line ready to get on the carpet and you're like seeing all these people you usually watch in TV shows or movies and they're like famous singers and you're starstruck the entire time. It's the best people watching for me.
I was just silent looking at everyone's dresses." Korda has put away the Oscar de la Renta gown she wore for her more customary visor and golf clothes to compete this week at the Cognizant Founders Cup starting Thursday at Upper Montclair County Club. It's her first tournament since her LPGA record-tying victory -- and second major title -- at the Chevron Championship on April 21 in The Woodlands, Texas.
She joined Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) and Nancy Lopez (1978) as the only players in LPGA Tour history to win five straight starts. Korda played 25 holes on the final day to make up for a weather delay on Saturday on her way to winning her 13.
