Nelly Korda hits a tee shot in late January on the Gainbridge LPGA occasion.
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Nelly Korda, after feeling swelling in her arm on Friday, says she has a blood clot.
In a press release on her social media channels on Sunday afternoon, the second-ranked golfer on the planet stated she was informed to go to the emergency room after alerting her physician.
“On Friday I used to be in Ponte Vedra Seashore, FL for a photoshoot and a business look,” her publish stated. “After a typical morning exercise, my arm began to really feel prefer it was swelling. On the recommendation of my physician, I went to the Emergency Room as a precaution. I used to be identified with a blood clot.
“I’m at the moment at house getting therapy to get rid of additional dangers. I’ll talk my standing as and when and there may be extra data. Within the meantime, I need to thank everybody for his or her help and ask for privateness for all our household throughout this time. I hope to be again quickly! Thanks. [Prayer emoji.]”
No different data was given. As of Sunday afternoon, the LPGA Tour had not launched a press release of their very own.
Korda has performed in three occasions this 12 months, ending tied for fourth on the season-opening Event of Champions in January, tied for twentieth on the Gainbridge LPGA every week later, and tied for fifteenth on the LPGA Drive On Championship in the beginning of February. The LPGA Tour’s subsequent occasion is the JTBC Basic on the finish of the month, and the season’s first main, the Chevron Championship, is the week after that.
5 days in the past, Korda had posted a five-second swing video to her Instagram account.
