Nelly Korda made a surprise visit to St. Andrews after the AIG Women’s Open.
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Every visitor to St. Andrews knows Dunvegan it’s a break from even the worst days on the Old Course.
The cozy pub, adjacent to the 18th green, remains one of the favorite watering holes across the golf course, relying on its museum-like interiors and world-renowned barkeeps to fend off competition from all manner of nearby establishments. It might be said that a cold pint in Dunvegan warms the soul, but that still doesn’t explain why the pub welcomed a surprise visitor on Sunday night: Nelly Korda.
Korda, you may know, was only a few hours away from Painful end to AIG Women’s Openwhere she shot three over her last five holes to lose the tournament by two. For a golfer of Korda’s skill and expectations in a tournament with the significance and history of the old course, a foot-long 8-iron might have been preferable to spending hours after the finish surrounded by golf’s greatest public. St. Andrews.
And yet, in the hours following the loss, that’s exactly what she did. Korda headed to Dunny’s where he was photographed next to a pair of bartenders wearing a sweatshirt that read “It costs zero dollars to be a good person.”
Details of the remainder of her visit to the golf world’s most famous club remain scarce, but in this case, her appearance at the club alone speaks volumes.
At the end of a major season that has seen Korda reach some of the highest levels of her professional life – and come under intense scrutiny for her handling of the spotlight – Korda’s small act on Sunday at St. Andrews gives us a rare glimpse into the life the golfer leads when the cameras are off.
Korda will need time to get over Sunday’s loss at the Old Course, especially after she saw another former neophyte, Lydia Ko, win a redemptive victory instead of her. But it will be easier after an evening at Dunvegan.
It always is.
