What does five-year-old golf fan Cece Snell think about Nelly Korda? “She’s the best golfer in the world,” Cece says, clutching a homemade sign that reads “NELLY” in bright-coloured letters. Cece, who picked Korda out as her favourite player after watching YouTube highlights with her father Joe Snell,

Nelly Korda has had a dominant grip on the World No. 1 ranking for 71 consecutive weeks. MORE: Women's British Open power rankings But the possibility she could lose her top spot has never been more real than this week at the AIG Women’s British Open.