After a tough start, World No. 1 Nelly Korda finally found her groove on Friday and made a massive move up the leaderboard at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. She began with three straight pars and a bogey,

Let this serve as a warning to her fellow competitors: As Nelly Korda starts the 2025 LPGA season, she says she’s carrying even more confidence than she had during her record-breaking 2024 campaign.

Korda has made a number of close friends over the years at this event, and typically requests to play with the likes of country music singer Chris Lane and World Series champions Derek Lowe and Kevin Millar. She’ll play Thursday’s opening round alongside Lowe and LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam, who is once again part of the celebrity field.