Golf Notes: Nelly Korda steals spotlight in the last two tournaments of year

Nelly Korda has been playing well recently. Lee Trevino and Jordan Spieth are fans of her swing. Kevin Kisner called her the Tiger Woods of the LPGA Tour. She missed four months of last year because of a blood clot in her arm. She played the PNC Championship twice with her father. The previous week she played at the QBE Shootout with Denny McCarthy. Max Homa wonders how she ever lost on the women's tour. KORDA deflected the attention and shared it with tourmates.

Louis Oosthuizen had a fourth straight year without winning anywhere in the world. He tied for seventh in Alfred Dunhill Championship two weeks ago. Osthuizen will be ranked 50th at the end of the year. Dean Burmester missed the cut in Mauritius last week. Daniel Berger has been out with a back injury and hasn't played since the U.S. Open. Harris English had hip surgery and went from January to June without playing.

Mark O'Meara was surprised Tiger Woods didn't win the PNC Championship. O’Marera has seen Woods” nagging health issues not get in the way. In 2003 at Bay Hill, Woods had food poisoning and had dry heaves throughout the final round and won by 11 shots.

The Wichita Open is the same week as the U.S. Open next year. The PGA Tour board approved a policy that awards FedEx Cup points from the Open to Korn Ferry Tour players. Those receiving points must be active KORN Ferry members.

Nick Price is stepping down from the USGA executive committee. Jeff Sluman will take his place. Slumans won the first of his six PGA Tour titles in the 1988 Pga Championship at Oak Tree. Price served mainly on the competition and equipment standards committee and is proud of the direction the U.S. Open is going.

The American Express Championship in California desert features five of the top seven players in the world rankings. The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is returning to Sahalee outside Seattle in 2024. Pga Tour and European tour have widened their global reach by including Korean PGC and PGTI of India. Leading European Tour players will get PTA Tour cards the following season.