The Sunshine City of Florida has not been very sunny since last year. To begin with, Category 3 Hurricane Milton landed at Siesta Key just before 8:30 p.m. in October 2024, packing 120 mph winds. The storm unleashed life-threatening storm surges, fierce winds, and widespread power outages across multiple counties in Bradenton. 

Months after it started showing signs of normalcy, Nelly Korda put up a big cheer for her hometown. Famous bars like the Anna Maria Island Oyster and others were reopened by the end of October. Come January, the city has almost recovered every damage caused. 

Sharing the update, Nelly Korda announced, “Recently, my hometown of Bradenton Florida was impacted by several hurricanes. But I am super excited to say that through the resilience of the people in Bradenton beautiful beaches and restaurants are now open to visitors. So go out, enjoy, and most importantly have fun.”

Nelly Korda’s video was shared by the official Instagram page of ‘Visit Bradenton Gulf Islands.’ The 2024 LPGA Tour season is yet to start but she sure will head to Bradenton Country Club for the Cognizant Founders Cup from February 6 to 9.

 The residents of Bradenton could not have received a better update! 

Nelly Korda’s announcement left her fans over the moon

One of the fans wrote, “That’s how it’s done!” To survive a hurricane as big as the Milton takes a lot of courage, and the people of Florida surely do not lock it. Their resilience has paid off. Taking to this, people left comments like, “Well done, people of Bradenton. 👏👏 “ and “That’s awesome beautiful 😍!!”

However, the news of restaurants and bars opening in Bradenton was announced back in October end and November itself. It took just a month to recover, but the post was shared just a few hours ago, which technically should mean after three months. Out of curiosity, one of them asked, “Is it a new post.” Well, it sure is. Last year’s Cognizant Founders Cup was held on May 9–12, 2024 at the Upper Montclair Country Club.

Supporting Bradenton, Nelly Korda was wearing a cap that had the logo of the Augusta National Golf Club. It was a simple cap, but one of them found it fascinating. Taking to that, they wrote, “Nice hat!”

Are you excited to see Nelly Korda play again in 2025? Especially after her magnificent 2024? We sure are!