HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 21, 2023

Nelly Korda

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

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THE MODERATOR: Here with Nelly Korda after her third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. What were some of the highlights of the round out there today?

NELLY KORDA: I think obviously the putt on -- the birdie I made on No. 9. I hit a really good 7-wood into the par-5, then made some solid putts on the back nine, kind of got myself rolling there, and finished well.

Q. You had a really good streak going there. That momentum kicked off on 9. How do you keep that up?

NELLY KORDA: You know, my style of play is pretty aggressive, so I wasn't really hitting it too great on the front nine. I was hitting it fine. I was just missing pretty much my spot by a couple of yards here and there, and obviously that goes from 10 feet to maybe 15, 20 feet. Right there, that's kind of a little bit of the problem.

On the back nine, I kind of picked a target, a little bit more of an aggressive target and really dialed into that, and I think that really helped.

Q. I know you said the greens have been the biggest struggle. Have you been learning anything throughout the week, improving, and tomorrow is going to be your best day on the greens?

NELLY KORDA: I hope, yeah. That would be nice, right?

The greens are definitely tough. It just depends on what side of the hole you're on. There's sides of the hole where it's a lot easier than others. It just depends on how you're executing your shots into the greens and where you're leaving yourself that birdie putt.

Q. Paris Hilton DJ tonight?

NELLY KORDA: I will be sleeping. I don't think I've gone to -- I've gone to the pro-am party and that's about it. I don't know what time the concert starts, but I can hear it from my room, so maybe I'll watch from my room.

Q. You've got your brother playing tonight. Any good luck messages for him? I know that's a little late for you.

NELLY KORDA: It is very late for me. No, I think no good luck. I think he knows what to do, and hopefully he takes care of business. And obviously good luck, too, yeah.

Q. On your own end, what do you need to do tomorrow to really put some pressure on Brooke Henderson right above you?

NELLY KORDA: I think you've just got to find the bottom of the hole. That's the key out here. I don't know what the weather is supposed to be like, but they're projecting it to be pretty windy, so just hitting some consistent shots and getting the ball in the cup.