ORLANDO, Fla. — A year ago, it took mental toughness for Danielle Kang to get across the finish line to win the LPGA's season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
The conditions were unseasonably cold and breezy, and Kang was ready for everything that came her way. Mental toughness would come in handy later in her season, too, as Kang dealt with a spine on her tumor that kept her out of golf for three months.
Likewise, Nelly Korda experienced a 2022 season that at times featured golf in her life and at times did not. Korda, who started last year at No.