Korda was supposed to play with six-time PGA Tour winner Tony Finau at the mixed-team event at Tiburón Golf Club, but the latter had to withdraw on the Wednesday of tournament week due to lingering knee issues after surgery to repair his torn meniscus. Like a knight in shining armor, Daniel Berger stepped in despite not having played much golf recently. The two made it work shooting a 16-under 200 overall. There wasn’t a trophy but it might be the start of a beautiful friendship.
“I’ll definitely star you on my PGA Tour app,” Korda said to Berger, referring to the app’s ability to track your favorite players. “He hit so many fairways, really great iron play, and on top of that he rolls it really well. He checks all the boxes. He has a new fan in me,” to which Berger replied, “Oh, wow. Thank you.”
Korda continued: “He’s very much a finesse player. We were kind of talking about it on the first day. I never hit my shots really full, and I like to feel it in, and he does the same thing. So I always appreciate that when a player shows his artistic sid
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