Report: Fresh details emerge over Nelly Korda's dog bite incident
More details have emerged over where and when LPGA Tour star Nelly Korda was bitten by a dog after the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
World number one Nelly Korda was bitten by a dog she didn't know outside a coffee shop in Seattle.
At least that is the version of events told by LPGA Tour pro Alison Lee.
Lee told reporters Korda reached out to her for advice after she too was bitten by her boyfriend's rescue dog, 'Bear' years ago.
Korda was supposed to take part in this week's Aramco Team Series even in London but was forced to withdraw on 28 June.
In a statement on Instagram, Korda wrote: "I regret to announce that I must withdraw from next week's Ladies European Tour tournament in London.
"On Saturday in Seattle, I was bitten by a dog and need time to receive treatment and recover fully."
In Lee's case, she was bitten on her left hand and had to spend three days in hospital.
At the time, she said her whole arm turned red and she was diagnosed with lymphangitis.
"She asked me a lot about what my symptoms were when I got my dog bite," Lee, 29, told reporters.
"My dog bite got seriously infected, so I was actually hospitalised for three days.
"But yeah, it's an unfortunate circumstance and definitely scary.
"She got bitten by a dog that she didn't know, it was just at a random coffee shop. I am hoping for a speedy recovery for her."
Korda's dog bite incident came days after she missed the cut at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Washington.
She was reduced to tears as she missed her third cut in a row having previously won a remarkable six LPGA Tour events.
Last year, Korda triumphed at the Aramco Team Series London event by four strokes over England's Charley Hull.
Hull withdrew from the tournament yesterday after playing only six holes.
She later said she was told to stop playing on medical advice after suffering a 'nasty fall' earlier in the week.
As for Korda, she has not revealed when she will next be in action.
The LPGA Tour is taking a break after this week's Dow Championship in Midland, Michigan.
The next scheduled tournament is the fourth major of the season, the Amundi Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France, on July 11-14.
Korda is also scheduled to represent the U.S. in the Olympics over 7-10 August at Le Golf National in Paris.
She is the defending gold medalist.
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