FORD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY WILD HORSE PASS

March 28, 2026

Nelly Korda

Whirlwind Golf Club

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Q. Here with Nelly Korda after her third round at the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass. Bogey-free round, 5-under. Very solid day. Just talk about the overall experience out there today.

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, it was great. I mean, playing with someone like Hyo Joo today it didn't feel like that good of a round. She played unbelievable golf; putted really well.

I think today was our fourth or fifth round together, so it's nice going back and forth.

Overall, you know, I'm never going to complain about a bogey-free round and 5-under, so it was a solid one.

Q. You mentioned playing with Hyo Joo. At any point in the round did you feel like you had to push almost to try to keep up?

NELLY KORDA: You know, obviously you see her make putt over putt over putt and hit really good shots, but you have to really remind yourself that it's just -- it was just Saturday. There is still 18 more holes left. It's golf. Just focus on yourself.

It's really easy to kind of start pushing and start to make mistakes when you're trying to not make that gap so big, but you just really trying to remind yourself to focus on yourself out there.

Q. Almost every tournament, every round this year you've kind of been in contention for the most part. How are you staying so mentally steady and not maybe buying into some of the highs and some of the lows?

NELLY KORDA: I just told me, if I hit a bad shot, I'll figure it out. It's not the end of the world. I'm going to hit bad shots, I'm going to hit bad putts. Out here when you're kind of in contention you're under a microscope, so your bad shots maybe are magnified and I try to not do that to myself.

I try to just figure it out as I go. I know that I'm a human being. I'm going to make mistakes. There is always a next shot, next hole where I can bounce back.

Q. Heading into tomorrow, almost chased down Hyo Joo last week. Same game plan?

NELLY KORDA: Again, it's super boring, but just focus on golf, focus on my game.