The women’s World No.1 was spotted at arguably the most prestigious fashion event on the planet days before she attempts to win a record sixth LPGA Tour title in a row

Nelly Korda is fast becoming a global icon in the game of golf, with her record-equalling victory charge moving her streaks ahead of her rivals and putting her out in front as the woman to beat.

Away from the golf course, Korda is also transforming into quite the pop-culture figure, too. On Monday night, the 25-year-old from Bradenton,

Florida, stepped onto the red carpet at potentially the world’s most prestigious fashion event – the Met Gala in New York.

The Met Gala takes place every year in the first week of May as a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in Manhattan. 

It is widely considered to be “fashion’s biggest night” and includes “culturally-relevant” faces among contemporary society from a variety of different circles – including sport, fashion, business, entertainment, and politics.

Invitations – sent out by fashion icon, Anna Wintour – are highly-sought after, with tickets costing $75,000 each in 2024 – up from $50,000 per person in 2023. Korda was on the list as a guest of Casey Wasserman, the chair of her agency.

And dressing to impress at the who’s who of current pop-culture, Korda wore a poppy-covered dress created by famous designer, Oscar de le Renta.

While golfers are rarely included on the Met Gala’s guest list, Tiger Woods was the most recent in 2013, Korda is believed to be the first LPGA Tour golfer ever to have stepped foot inside the unique event.

Korda belonged to a wider group of sporting faces at this year’s Met Gala, too, with the likes of WNBA star Angel Reese, tennis legend Serena Williams, Australian NBA player Ben Simmons, and NFL icon Odell Beckham Jr also in attendance.