Jessica Korda revealed that she received comments of 'hate' on social media after the United States were beaten by Europe in the Solheim Cup.
Although Korda completed an impressive 3&1 victory against Charley Hull in the Monday singles, it was not enough to turn around the 15-13 scoreline in America's favour.
Her sister and World No. 1 Nelly Korda also secured a point for her side after beating Georgia Hall 1up in the fourth match of the afternoon.
The singles session was drawn 6-6 and the crucial moment came in Matilda Castren's match with Lizette Salas, when the Finn rolled in a nerveless putt on the 18th hole at the Inverness Club to retain the Solheim Cup.
Off the back of the dramatic final day, Jessica Korda took to Twitter and implied that she and her American teammates had received hateful tweets for losing the event.
So much hate on Twitter. Look in the mirror and ask yourself if you’d speak to your loved ones the way you speak to us. Think twice before you tweet. And stop hiding because we can see you. #haveRESPECT
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) September 7, 2021
It is not absolutely clear why golf fans were aiming critical tweets towards Korda and her teammates, but we also suspect that the comments were aimed towards the rules controversy of the first day on Saturday.
In the Saturday fourballs, Nelly Korda's eagle putt on the par-5 13th hole stopped on the edge of the hole and hadn't fallen, and looked as though it was well above ground.
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