Team Nelly: An inside look at the people who help make Korda the world’s best
By the time Nelly Korda wrapped up her media obligations and finished signing autographs for the young fans who stuck around to meet the newest winner of the Chevron Championship, darkness had already descended on The Woodlands, Texas.
Korda had just capped a historic run of golf in which she won five consecutive events, matching Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam as the only women to accomplish that feat. In celebration of capturing the first major of the season, as is tradition, Korda leaped into the water beside the 18th green at the Club at Carlton Woods alongside her devoted inner circle – swing coach Jamie Mulligan, caddie Jason McDede, agent Chris Mullhaupt and athletic trainer Kim Baughman (as pictured above, in order, at the 2024 Rolex Awards).
“By having a great team around me full of positivity and working hard, hard work will always get you somewhere,” Korda told the media that Sunday.
Korda and her team were riding high on adrenaline, perhaps the only chemical strong enough to keep them on their feet. It was 8:30 p.m., but the team had been up since 4 a.m. in preparation for a marathon day in which Korda had to complete the weather-delayed third round, leading to 24 holes Sunday.
