2024 was truly the “Year of Nelly.” An amazing seven-win season on the LPGA Tour made her the first player to do that since Yani Tseng in 2011, and the first American to do so since Beth Daniel in 1990. This also included a five-game straight win streak and tied the records of Nancy Lopez and Annika Sörenstam. Expectedly, she easily swept the Player of the Year and ANNIKA Major awards. The 2025 season, however, felt like a different story.

This time, Nelly looked more like a human. She faced a shocking trophy drought and had zero wins in 18 starts. A neck injury also slowed her down, which she herself called “one of my worst injuries ever.” The strangest part? Her stats were still great. “Statistically, I saw my stats and seeing that I’m always in the top and some of my stats are maybe

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