Jessica Korda is eyeing a return to the LPGA Tour in 2026, she mentioned Friday throughout Golf Channel’s protection of the Grant Thornton Invitational.
The older sister of world No. 1 Nelly Korda, Jessica final performed on tour in Could 2023. She took depart due to a again harm and later introduced her being pregnant.
Korda gave delivery to her first little one, son Greyson, Feb. 3.
“I’m positively itching to have the ability to play once more, how a lot, I’m not so certain,” Korda mentioned. “I’ll take 2025 to evaluate after which per our maternity, 2026 is form of what we’re capturing for.”
The LPGA’s maternity coverage permits mothers as much as two years from the date of their little one’s delivery earlier than returning.
Although she hasn’t performed on the LPGA in 18 months, the six-time winner has executed some TV work. She can be a Grant Thornton ambassador.
Korda, 31, just lately showcased her swing on social media.
“Undoubtedly sore,” she mentioned in Naples, Florida. “It’s been a yr and a few months that I didn’t hit any golf balls in any respect. It’s powerful, my shoulder harm, my forearm, my wrist, my glute muscle tissue, that I hadn’t guess activated in that means such a very long time.”
Sister Nelly received seven instances on the LPGA this season and cemented her standing as the sport’s greatest. Nevertheless, on the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, she mentioned the spotlight of her yr has been being an aunt.
Being a mother has been rewarding for Jessica, as properly.
“For me, it’s my son’s milestones that get me excited proper now,” Jessica Korda mentioned. “It’s a grind, so I really feel just like the endurance is at all times being examined identical to it could be out on the golf course, being a mother. The one factor I don’t do as properly is my restoration … I like to sleep and that’s nonexistent.”
