Nelly Korda shares nine golf and career insights on the Jonas Brothers’ podcast

Nelly Korda appeared on the Jonas Brothers’ “Hey Jonas” podcast. In the 26-minute episode, released this week, the world No. 1 shared nine insights about golf, preparation and her career in a conversation with Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas.

1. How to play from a divot

Korda said she would change the rule that denies relief when a ball comes to rest in a divot left by another player. Still, she said there is an art to playing from a divot.

“You put it more back in your stance and grip down a little more because, in a way, it’s kind of like a bunker shot. You’re trying to hit the ball first and you’re just a lot steeper,” Korda explained.

Nick Jonas joked that players could do what Kevin does: “Just move it.”

2. How she handles big-stage nerves

Asked by Joe Jonas, Korda said she relies on her routine. She described it not as superstition but as a sequence she can fall back on in tense moments, such as the first tee at a major.

“I have my practice swing, I lock into my target, talk to my caddie, and then I go,” she said.

3. When she might reassess professional golf

Korda said she enjoys playing alone and still has fun practicing. After a good shot, she can celebrate “like a little girl.”

“I tell myself all the time, when I’m not like that, then I think it’s time to kind of reassess what I’m doing,” she said.

For now, she wants to feel the jitters on the first tee and remains excited to practice. She said true burnout would be having to force herself to go practice.

4. Her most embarrassing on-course moment

Korda recalled an incident from the first year Jason Dede caddied for her. She said she normally does not slam clubs, but once gripped a club by its head and drove the butt end into the ground in front of Dede. The club ricocheted into her mouth, leaving her with a bloody lip and fearing she had knocked out her teeth.

“He said, ‘I thought if I laughed, I would get fired right there,’” Korda recalled.

5. How she decompresses after a poor performance

If she has time, Korda puts the clubs away for a while. If she has only a week before her next start, she goes straight back into grind mode.

She also credited her team and Dede, whom she described as always being in her corner.

“I wouldn’t be where I am without them,” Korda said.

6. What she does after a win

After a victory, Korda wants a Five Guys burger. Her order includes mustard, ketchup and mushrooms—and nothing else.

7. What she drinks on the course

Korda chooses an electrolyte drink and does not drink alcohol. She said she has never had an alcoholic beverage on the golf course or the night before a round.

8. How to get young golfers hooked

Answering Nick Jonas’ question about his 5-year-old daughter, Malti, who is starting golf, Korda said the fundamentals come first: grip, weight distribution and the small basics.

But golf should also be fun. Korda recommended playing plenty of games. When she was young, her coach spent about five minutes on technique and the rest of the session on games, including hitting flop shots over trees. That approach helped Korda fall in love with golf and fuel her competitiveness.

9. What an up-and-coming golfer should focus on

Asked by Kevin Jonas’ daughter, Alina, Korda said the short game.

She also described the “six-ball drill,” which she loved as a junior. The player chooses an easy, medium and hard position and must complete six consecutive up-and-downs, finishing each attempt by making the putt. If the streak ends, the player cannot move on.

The drill sometimes took Korda several hours. Even after a bunker shot, she said, the player still has to make the putt—and by the sixth ball, the pressure feels much like it does on the course.

“That’s what you feel out on the golf course,” she said.

This article is based on the Jonas Brothers’ “Hey Jonas” podcast episode and Nick Piastowski’s report for GOLF.com.