The LPGA star told Golfweek she's got mixed feelings about the new WTGL and is disappointed it was split off of the current TGL league.
ORLANDO, Florida – The WTGL rolled out two more commitments to the new women’s league that kicks off late this year. The name Nelly Korda is still not among them.
The two-time major winner and Olympic gold medalist addressed the new league on Tuesday as she worked on the range at chilly Lake Nona Golf and Country Club.
“I have mixed feelings on it if I'm being very honest,” Korda told Golfweek ahead of the LPGA’s season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, “and I'm surprised no other girls have, or no one's really spoken out about it. I think it's a huge and unbelievable miss that we're not playing alongside the men. There's no greater way to grow the game, and it would have been revolutionary. It would have been the first time, I think, that men and women are on the same playing field, playing for the same exact amount of money. But I also think it's great that we are getting this opportunity, so that's my mixed feelings.”
The WTGL’s first wave of committed players included some of the LPGA's biggest stars, with world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko, Canada's winningest golfer Brooke Henderson, major champion Lexi Thompson and three-time winner Charley Hull taking part in the new team league, which launches winter 2026-2027. On Tuesday, the league announced the additions of Rose Zhang and Lottie Woad.
The contests will be held at the custom-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Korda said she’s still deciding if she’ll take part.
“I'm just still weighing out the time commitment,” said Korda. “I just haven't really thought about it too much, because I've been really focused on trying to get ready for this season. I think logistically, they're still trying to figure some stuff out, so I will just weigh out my options in the near future.”
Korda, like many others, thought a woman might be added to each TGL team.
TMRW (Tomorrow) Sports was founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley. Season 2 of the six-team indoor men's league launched Dec. 28 live on ABC. The men's TGL schedule runs through March and will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.
When the WTGL was first announced, McCarley told Golfweek there was a possibility down the road that the men and women might share a stage.
"I think that is something that's interesting to us and is interesting to the LPGA and is interesting to a lot of the players we're talking to," said McCarley, "but right now, we're really focused on building this out and providing, frankly, a nice stage and really nice platform to showcase the players and their personalities."
Korda insisted that she didn’t want to sound negative about the initiative, noting that it’s still a great opportunity for the LPGA.
“Like, I don't think that there's a downside," she said, "I just think that it would have been even greater to have both of them together.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nelly Korda calls TGL, WTGL split a 'huge and unbelievable' miss
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