Korda, who teed it up in Wednesday’s pro-am with WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, said she might have “rushed” her rehab to get back in time for this week’s event. A two-time winner of The Annika driven by Gainbridge, it was important for her to get back inside the ropes at Pelican Golf Club and play in front of somewhat of a home crowd.

After tying for fifth at the Kroger Queen City Championship in September, Korda announced that she had suffered a neck injury, forcing her to withdraw from two of the events apart of the LPGA’s Asian Swing in Malaysia and South Korea. Her neck injury, come to find out, stemmed from migraine headaches that Korda had before the Solheim Cup.

Nelly Korda is no longer in pain, but she’s also not 100 percent healthy. The Annika at Pelican Golf Club is close to her Bradenton home, and even though she’s already locked up the LPGA’s Player of the Year honors,