World number 1 Nelly Korda had luggage issue prior to Evian Championship

European golf is all the rage right now as the men’s game has the Genesis Scottish Open taking place this week before next week’s Open Championship. As awesome as that is and will be, there is a major about to happen elsewhere in Europe as the LPGA has the Evian Championship beginning in France.

While European golf is absolutely incredible there is obviously a challenge in traveling over there to play it as far as players who are based in the United States are concerned. Travel issues can plague even the best golfers in the world and in this case, number one on top of it.

Nelly Korda shared a bit on social media about how she had a luggage issue while en route to France for the Evian. Thankfully everything got worked out, but you can imagine how she must have felt as logistics were getting worked out.

So when she took to social media to plea for help after her bags didn’t arrive in Geneva for the 30th playing of the Amundi Evian Championship in nearby France, it was an act of desperation.

“With us being six hours ahead and landing in the morning,” explained Korda, “all my contacts were sleeping.”

With the help of an LPGA media official whose father works in the industry, Korda’s bags arrived in Geneva by Monday, and her practice was not hindered. She enters the LPGA’s fourth major championship of the season fresh off a two-week break and in search of her first victory. Korda said she didn’t touch a club for four days after the taxing KPMG Women’s PGA in Texas and tried Pilates for the first time.

This is obviously the beginning of a nightmare situation so it is great to see that everything worked out for Nelly.

Amazingly, she is still looking for her first win of the season as noted. This sounds incredible given the run that she had across 2024, but golf can be that way. What is particularly cruel about this is that she hasn’t exactly lost form relative to last year.

Sometimes that is just the way that golf goes.