Nelly Korda’s Olympic golf goal is as adorable as it is delicious

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Nelly Korda’s sizzling hot start to the LPGA season has gone cold in the past two months. She hasn’t played a competitive round since the Amundi Evian Championship, where she finished T-26 after missing three straight cuts. At Le Golf National, the American star will be hoping to rekindle the form that saw her win six out of seven starts between January and May, but she also has other things on her mind. Sweet, delicious things.

Just the like the male golf competitors at this year’s Paris Games, the women were asked to fill out personal introductions before their opening rounds. Also like many of the men, the world’s best female golfers said their goal was to win a medal for their nation. Korda obviously hopes to do the same, but not before sampling France’s most viral pastry:

The Crookie.

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“Crookies,” a traditional French croissant mixed with a cookie dough, in the pastry shop of Paris chef Stephane Louvard. [Photo: Thomas Samson]
Half cookie, half croissant, the hybrid desert was conceived by baker Stephane Louvard earlier this year. It soon took off on TikTok, captivating the world with its flaky, chocolate chip goodness. Crookies are now popping up in bakeries around the world, but as daring dessert aficionado will tell you, if you want the true experience, you have to go to the source.

Korda has the opportunity to do just that this week, and also hopes to “play some good golf” while she’s at it. Just like Scottie Scheffler, whose Olympic goal was to “have fun”, US golf fans will hope that Korda’s laid-back attitude (and relatable sweet tooth) will help propel her to the top of the podium the weekend.

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