Korda, who teed it up in Wednesday’s pro-am with WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, said she might have “rushed” her rehab to get back in time for this week’s event. A two-time winner of The Annika driven by Gainbridge, it was important for her to get back inside the ropes at Pelican Golf Club and play in front of somewhat of a home crowd.

It was a neck injury that Korda said happened during one of her last practice sessions in September before heading to Asia that kept her from playing any of the four events on the swing. She thinks it was something that had been bothering her for a while and it finally reached its breaking point.

After a neck injury sidelined the world No. 1, she's trying to finish the season strong with the Race to the CME Globe title.