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re: Nelly Korda in the SEC
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:35 pm to CPA Yung Boi
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:35 pm to CPA Yung Boi
So it’s fair to say she could also finish DFL in that one tournament scenario right?
The only way this discussion makes any sense is to extend it over a season on what her potential is or isn’t
The only way this discussion makes any sense is to extend it over a season on what her potential is or isn’t
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:41 pm to lsupride87
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So it’s fair to say she could also finish DFL in that one tournament scenario right?
Sure
I do think that’s relatively unlikely based on her consistency of being a professional against the volatility of the college game. But it’s not 0%
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The only way this discussion makes any sense is to extend it over a season on what her potential is or isn’t
That’s quite literally the opposite of the original discussion and you aren’t right about that either
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:42 pm to lsupride87
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I think that is far more likely representation of what she potentially “could do”
I mean, she averages 68.2 shots per round on courses that average around 6500-6600 yards. I don’t think backing that up 500 yards, on potentially easier pin locations, means she is going to average 5+ shots higher. I think averaging 3 shots more than that is entirely reasonable.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:44 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I mean, she averages 68.2 shots per round on courses that average around 6500-6600 yards. I don’t think backing that up 500 yards, on potentially easier pin locations, means she is going to average 5+ shots higher. I think averaging 3 shots more than that is entirely reasonable.
Agreed. I see her scores range from like 68 to 76 over a season with a ton of 71s, 72s, and 73s.
It’d be near impossible for her to shoot a really low number, but the setups are just not going to yield a really high score
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:46 pm to Dawgsontop34
quote:And that possibility would have her 8th on the LSU team alone
I think averaging 3 shots more than that is entirely reasonable.
I can say yes, I think Nelly could be 8th on the lsu team
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:48 pm to lsupride87
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And that possibility would have her 8th on the LSU team alone I can say yes, I think Nelly could be 8th on the lsu team
Do you not think the 8th guy on LSU’s team would easily start at Mizzou or Kentucky?
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:50 pm to lsupride87
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And that possibility would have her 8th on the LSU team alone
You can’t even count
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:52 pm to Dawgsontop34
Sure, i said it’s possible she could play for the worst sec team i suppose
But that is quite a far step back from all sec where we started
And side note to something you were setting up earlier, Also I think scoring in general maybe a little more difficult on a college setup than a pga your setup due to green conditions. Would like to hear your thoughts on that Dawg
But that is quite a far step back from all sec where we started
And side note to something you were setting up earlier, Also I think scoring in general maybe a little more difficult on a college setup than a pga your setup due to green conditions. Would like to hear your thoughts on that Dawg
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:56 pm to lsupride87
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Sure, i said it’s possible she could play for the worst sec team i suppose But that is quite a far step back from all sec where we started
Here is where I started:
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Truth is she would struggle to make any team and I’d bet heavily against her ever being a starter
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:57 pm to Dawgsontop34
quote:I would still bet against her being a starter in the sec. That would be my bet. But I concede that at least is possible
Truth is she would struggle to make any team and I’d bet heavily against her ever being a starter
I don’t think there is a snowballs chance in hell of her being top 15-25 in the sec
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:57 pm to lsupride87
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But that is quite a far step back from all sec where we started
Mathew Cress averaged 71.4 strokes for the season and made second team all sec and you’ve already agreed she’s average somewhere around 3 strokes worse than her 68.2 strokes on the LPGA
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:58 pm to CPA Yung Boi
No I haven’t agreed she would shoot 3 strokes anything
I just pointed out , which dawg said, even that would have her outside the starting lineup for lsu alone
I just pointed out , which dawg said, even that would have her outside the starting lineup for lsu alone
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:58 pm to lsupride87
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And side note to something you were setting up earlier, Also I think scoring in general maybe a little more difficult on a college setup than a pga your setup due to green conditions.
No
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:59 pm to CPA Yung Boi
Jackson Koivun already is averaging better on the PGA tour in scoring than he did in college and that’s including a US open
Even my arch nemesis Bryson says scoring on a tour course is easier than your random course due to the greens
Even my arch nemesis Bryson says scoring on a tour course is easier than your random course due to the greens
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:01 pm to lsupride87
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Jackson Koivun already is averaging better on the PGA tour in scoring than he did in college and that’s including a US open
Which has exactly zero to due with greens conditions
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:15 pm to CPA Yung Boi
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Which has exactly zero to due with greens conditions
PGA Tour greens are generally pretty flat and are in such good shape that it’s really hard to miss putts if you have a good stroke on the ball.
At least, at this part of the Tour.
Poa is different but those are mostly west coast tourneys.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:22 pm to Dawgsontop34
Hardest green in the world to make a birdie putt on is a 9.5 on the stimp Bermuda green in south Louisiana
3 putt avoidance is easy but actually making a putt of any distance is extremely hard
3 putt avoidance is easy but actually making a putt of any distance is extremely hard
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:38 pm to lsupride87
Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, and Lexi Thompson all played in pga tour events where they beat dozens of established male tour pros. None of them made a cut but they all had finishes inside the top 100.
SEC golfers are good but they aren’t even close to tour pro level as far as consistency.
It depends on course set up and if Nelly is playing well but she could easily finish middle of the pack or even top third. As someone else said the ceiling of the college guys may be way higher but the consistency of most of them (outside of your Koivun types) is way worse. A relatively short but tight punitive set up would favor her. For example I think she could do quite well relatively at a harbor town esque course.
SEC golfers are good but they aren’t even close to tour pro level as far as consistency.
It depends on course set up and if Nelly is playing well but she could easily finish middle of the pack or even top third. As someone else said the ceiling of the college guys may be way higher but the consistency of most of them (outside of your Koivun types) is way worse. A relatively short but tight punitive set up would favor her. For example I think she could do quite well relatively at a harbor town esque course.
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:40 pm to lsupride87
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A woman golfer has never made a single cut at a pga tour event
How many SEC players every single year graduate and end up being at least able to compete on tour? This question is absurd
it's amazing that here in 2026, even in a non-contact sport like golf, people STILL underestimate the grand canyon sized chasm between men and women athletic abilities.
No woman is competing with semi-decent men in any actual sport.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 1:44 pm to WG_Dawg
The opinion of a college golfer is now here.
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