GOLF: Nelly Korda - Not including women in TGL a 'huge and unbelievable miss'

While women's golf will launch its own indoor virtual league next winter, top LPGA star Nelly Korda expressed disappointment that women are not included in the men’s version of the league.

The TGL, which features top male golfers, is entering its second season. The upcoming women’s edition, known as the WTGL, will use the same virtual platform in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Speaking to Golfweek on Tuesday, Korda said, “I have mixed feelings on it if I’m being very honest, and I’m surprised no other girls have, or no one’s really spoken out about it. I think it’s a huge and unbelievable miss that we’re not playing alongside the men.

“There’s no greater way to grow the game, and it would have been revolutionary. It would have been the first time, I think, that men and women are on the same playing field, playing for the same exact amount of money. But I also think it’s great that we are getting this opportunity, so that’s my mixed feelings.”

The 27-year-old Florida native spoke while preparing for the LPGA season opener, the Tournament of Champions in Orlando. The two-time major winner has not yet committed to competing in the WTGL, which will feature players including world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Lydia Ko, Lottie Woad, and Rose Zhang.

Korda added, “I’m just still weighing out the time commitment. I just haven’t really thought about it too much because I’ve been really focused on trying to get ready for this season. I think logistically, they’re still trying to figure some stuff out, so I will just weigh out my options in the near future.”

Mike McCarley, a former television executive and co-founder of TGL with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy under TMRW Sports, previously discussed the idea of a coed league.

“I think that is something that’s interesting to us and is interesting to the LPGA and is interesting to a lot of the players we’re talking to, but right now, we’re really focused on building the TGL out and providing, frankly, a nice stage and really nice platform to showcase the players and their personalities,” McCarley told Golfweek.

—Field Level Media/Reuters