FRISCO, Texas: World No. 1 Nelly Korda attended a press conference Tuesday at the KPMG Women鈥檚 PGA Championship with therapeutic tape on her neck.

Korda explained that she suffered a spasm the day before during practice at PGA Frisco, the site of this week鈥檚 major championship.

鈥淚 hit a shot out of the rough yesterday (Monday), and my neck went into a full spasm,鈥� Korda said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 getting better, but yeah, it was not very good yesterday.鈥�

But Korda 鈥� the betting favorite to win this week despite a winless start to her season 鈥�  said she expects to be ready for her first-round tee time Thursday.

The injury nonetheless comes at a tough time for Korda, whose last win on the LPGA Tour came in November. She tied for second at the US Women鈥檚 Open earlier this month.

Korda cited a neck injury for missing a pair of tournaments on the Asia swing late in the 2024 season. She also sat out a chunk of the 2022 season due to a blood clot in her arm.

鈥淥bviously with the injury that I had last year, every single time something kind of flares up in my neck now, I think I feel it a little bit more than what I used to,鈥� she said.

鈥淏ut I have a great physio who takes care of me. Trying to work through it, but I鈥檒l be ready by Thursday.鈥�

Korda said the heat in Texas this week will be a potential complicating factor as she tries to gameplan how to 鈥渂e smart鈥� and take care of her body while going out and competing.

Korda won the first of her two major titles at the 2021 Women鈥檚 PGA in Atlanta. That earned her a lifetime invite to the champions鈥� dinner, but she had to pass on the tradition Monday evening while getting treatment for her neck.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 go because of my neck. I was so sad to miss it, though,鈥� Korda said. 鈥淚 messaged (defending champion Amy Yang of South Korea); the menu looked unbelievable. I love Korean food. So I was really jealous.

鈥淎t the end of the day, I need to prioritize my body. So I wasn鈥檛 able to go, but I missed out on a good dinner.鈥�