Nelly Korda says she was bitten by a dog in Seattle and will be unable to defend her title at the Aramco-sponsored Ladies European Tour event outside London next week.
Korda posted a short message on Instagram on Friday, writing: “I was bitten by a dog and need time to get treatment and make a full recovery.”
She said it happened Saturday, a day after the world No. 1 in women’s golf missed the cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Sahalee.
Korda did not provide other details, such as where the bite occurred or the severity of the injury.
Korda, who tied an LPGA record with five straight wins earlier this year, has missed the cut in three straight tournaments for the first time in her career. Two of those missed cuts were an 80 in the US Women’s Open and an 81 in the Women’s PGA.
Korda won the Aramco Team Series-London last year. She planned to defend her title at Centurion Golf Club before heading to France for the Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth of five LPGA majors this year.
