PHOENIX – Nelly Korda was just 12 years old when Hall of Famer Juli Inkster got her first scouting report on the junior.
As part of the LPGA’s rookie orientation, Inkster was being shadowed in a pro-am by Jessica Korda, Nelly’s older sister. This was back in 2011.
“We were talking about different things, and then Jess started talking about her little sister,” Inkster said Wednesday while preparing for the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. “She said, 'My sister’s going to be good. She’s way more competitive than I am.’
“It kind of stuck with me, because I see Nelly out there now, and that’s what I see.