Nelly Korda feels that TGL has missed a massive opportunity by not creating a mixed competition and is unsure whether she will compete in the inaugural WTGL later this year.
TGL has returned for its second season but it was announced late last year that a women’s TGL (WTGL) would begin in 2026. However, Korda feels the best product for both male and female players going forward would have been to have PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players competing alongside and against each other in the indoor simulator league.
“I have mixed feelings on it if I’m being very honest,” Korda told Golfweek ahead of the LPGA’s season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
“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.”
Currently former major winners Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Lexi Thompson have signed up to play as has world number one Jeeno Thitikul, Rose Zhang, Charley Hull and rising star Lottie Woad. But the world number two and two-time major winner is unsure whether she will take part.
“I’m just still weighing out the time commitment,” said the 27-year-old. “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.”
The PGA Tour and LPGA Tour do co-host a mixed event at the Grant Thornton invitational where players from each tour play alongside each other in a foursomes, fourball and modified scramble during the offseason.
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