Nelly Korda Opens Up About the Moment a Fellow Golfer Refused the Car She Bought as a Birthday Present: “It Was a $250K Surprise and He Still Said No”
In a recent interview that’s now making waves across the sports world, golf superstar Nelly Korda shared a surprising and deeply personal story involving a birthday gift that didn’t go as planned — at all.
According to Korda, she tried to gift a fellow professional golfer a luxury car worth $250,000 as a surprise for his birthday. But instead of excitement, she was met with an unexpected reaction.
“I thought he’d be thrilled,” she admitted. “It was all ready — the ribbon, the delivery, everything. But when I handed him the keys, he just looked at me and said, ‘I can’t accept this.’”
The golfer in question? Collin Morikawa, a close friend and rising PGA star.
While Korda didn’t seem bitter about the situation, she admitted it caught her completely off guard. “I respected it, but I won’t lie — it stung a little. I just wanted to do something special,” she said.
Fans online have reacted with a mix of admiration for Morikawa’s humility and surprise at the entire story. One comment summed it up best: “Only Nelly Korda could casually drop a quarter-million-dollar gift and call it a thoughtful surprise.”
The moment may not have gone as planned — but it definitely reminded the world how real and grounded both athletes are, despite their superstar status.
