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Nelly Korda’s Whoop data during her Olympic Gold Medal win may surprise you

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Nelly Korda has worn a Whoop strap all season, and the insights tracked during her gold medal winning performance last week at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics may surprise you.

According to the data provided by Whoop, Korda slept almost one full hour less per night than she does on average during the four days of the tournament. Korda averaged six hours and 34 minutes of sleep per night, compared to her baseline of seven hours and 22 minutes.

With that being said, Korda improved her quality of sleep, averaging a daily recovery score of 62%, a full 7% higher than her recent baseline of 55%.

Korda’s best night of sleep came before round three. She slept 7 hours and 16 minutes that night and woke up with a 77% recovery score that morning. Korda proceeded to fire an Olympic record 63 that day.

During the final round, Nell reached a 19.0 day strain (out of 21.0), her highest of the week. Her average heart rate was 128 bpm, and her heart rate rose to 154 bpm right before draining the final gold medal winning putt. For context, Korda averages 119 bpm during an average round of golf, with a max heart rate of 155 bpm.

Surprisingly, Korda’s max heart rate occurred not when she was in the heat of the battle but actually when she was on the podium accepting the medal.

For the most part, Korda remained calm, cool, and collected during the heat of the battle. She joined Xander Schauffele as the second American to claim a gold medal in Tokyo’s Olympic Golf competition.

Find out more about Whoop and its benefits here.

 

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

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On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350 

  • Food: $377 
  • Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé 
  • Hotel: $0 because  @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!  
  • Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car  
  • Gas: $165 
  • Entry Fee: $130 
  • Lounge Pass for caddie: $50 
  • Gym: $0 
  • Yardage book: $0 
  • Total expenses: $3672 

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

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After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

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As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.

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