Nelly Korda is absolutely dominating the LPGA Tour in 2026, and she's just revealed the surprising secret behind her flawless swing—and it involves a classic soda brand.
Currently the World No. 1, Korda has won three times in six starts this season, including a major championship, and finished second in her other three appearances. Her rising star power is undeniable, with billboards in New York's Times Square and a growing social media presence. But during a lively appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, she shared the quirky tip that keeps her game on point.
Fresh off her victory in Mexico, Korda laughed as she explained how her swing tempo was shaped by her parents, former professional tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova. "If you guys looked at my swing from 2013, you'd be like 'oh, that is so gross,'" she joked. "I give a big shoutout to my coach David Whelan. He's the one that built my swing. And also, my dad, my parents. They spent so many hours with me just working on tempo. That is the one thing they ingrained in my brain. My dad always referred to it as Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola."
As she spoke, Korda demonstrated the technique: on "Coca," she mimicked a short, compact backswing, and on "Cola," she swung through the ball with fluid motion. "It's super simple, but it was the key to having a fluid swing," she said. "I always revert the same tendencies."
The show's host, former Indianapolis Colts player Pat McAfee, couldn't resist trying the Coca-Cola swing himself in the background. Known for his own self-deprecating humor about his golf game, McAfee called Korda a legend and described her swing as "unbelievable and outrageous." He admitted, "I'm crazy, and my swing is what we like to classify as [crap]. I'm learning anything I possibly can."
Korda also touched on what drives her passion for golf, revealing it's deeply personal. "I correlate family time and golf," she said. "That's one of the things that drove my game early on, and then I love competing."
With back-to-back wins and a simple soda-inspired secret, Nelly Korda is proving that sometimes the best tips come from the most unexpected places—and that a smooth tempo is worth more than any high-tech gadget.
