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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Korda began her pro career in 2016 on the [[Symetra Tour]], where she won her first pro event at the [[Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge]] after shooting rounds of 68-67-69-66 for a 3 stroke victory over Wichanee Meechai. She ended the season 9th on the money list, thus earning her LPGA Tour card for 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/media/nelly-korda-earns-lpga-card-symetra-tour/ |title=N. Korda earns LPGA card via Symetra Tour |work=Golf Channel |accessdate= January 22, 2017}}</ref>
Korda began her pro career in 2016 on the [[Symetra Tour]], where she won her first pro event at the [[Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge]] after shooting rounds of 68-67-69-66 for a 3 stroke victory over Wichanee Meechai. She ended the season 9th on the money list, thus earning her LPGA Tour card for 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/media/nelly-korda-earns-lpga-card-symetra-tour/ |title=N. Korda earns LPGA card via Symetra Tour |work=Golf Channel |accessdate=January 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001840/http://www.golfchannel.com/media/nelly-korda-earns-lpga-card-symetra-tour/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On October 28, 2018, Korda won the [[Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship]] in Taoyuan, Taiwan for her first [[LPGA Tour]] title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nelly Korda Wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan for First LPGA Title |publisher=LPGA |date=October 28, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2018 |url=http://www.lpga.com/news/2018-korda-wins-swinging-skirts-lpga-taiwan-for-first-title}}</ref> This win made her and her sister [[Jessica Korda]] the third pair of sisters to win in LPGA history, joining the Jutanugarn sisters, [[Moriya Jutanugarn]] and [[Ariya Jutanugarn]], along with [[Charlotta Sörenstam|Charlotta]] and [[Annika Sörenstam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23290307/moriya-jutanugarn-wins-lpga-la-tourney-first-tour-win |title=Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=The Golf News Net |title=Nelly and Jessica Korda become third sister duo to win LPGA titles |date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/10/28/which-sisters-won-lpga-titles-kordas-jutanugarns-sorenstams-111279/}}</ref>
On October 28, 2018, Korda won the [[Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship]] in Taoyuan, Taiwan for her first [[LPGA Tour]] title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nelly Korda Wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan for First LPGA Title |publisher=LPGA |date=October 28, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2018 |url=http://www.lpga.com/news/2018-korda-wins-swinging-skirts-lpga-taiwan-for-first-title}}</ref> This win made her and her sister [[Jessica Korda]] the third pair of sisters to win in LPGA history, joining the Jutanugarn sisters, [[Moriya Jutanugarn]] and [[Ariya Jutanugarn]], along with [[Charlotta Sörenstam|Charlotta]] and [[Annika Sörenstam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23290307/moriya-jutanugarn-wins-lpga-la-tourney-first-tour-win |title=Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=The Golf News Net |title=Nelly and Jessica Korda become third sister duo to win LPGA titles |date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/10/28/which-sisters-won-lpga-titles-kordas-jutanugarns-sorenstams-111279/}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:51, 15 April 2020

Nelly Korda
Korda in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 26)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeNone
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2017)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2016)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT13: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2018
Women's British OpenT9: 2019
Evian ChampionshipT25: 2019

Nelly Korda (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour, where she has won three times. She played on the 2019 Solheim Cup.

Amateur career

Korda was a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup. As an amateur, she won the 2015 Harter Hall Invitational, the 2015 PING Invitational, and was a 2015 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American. She also made the cut at the 2013 U.S. Women's Open.[1]

Professional career

Korda began her pro career in 2016 on the Symetra Tour, where she won her first pro event at the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge after shooting rounds of 68-67-69-66 for a 3 stroke victory over Wichanee Meechai. She ended the season 9th on the money list, thus earning her LPGA Tour card for 2017.[2]

On October 28, 2018, Korda won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship in Taoyuan, Taiwan for her first LPGA Tour title.[3] This win made her and her sister Jessica Korda the third pair of sisters to win in LPGA history, joining the Jutanugarn sisters, Moriya Jutanugarn and Ariya Jutanugarn, along with Charlotta and Annika Sörenstam.[4][5]

After settling for runner-up at the CME Group Tour Championship and solo 3rd at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Korda won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 17, 2019.[6] In doing so, she completed a "Family Slam" in Australia. Her father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open singles in tennis. Her older sister, Jessica Korda, won the Women's Australian Open in 2012 and her younger brother, Sebastian, won the 2018 Australian Open junior boys in tennis.[7] The Australian Open win represented Korda's 4th top-5 finish in her most recent 5 LPGA starts.[6] Thanks to this victory, Korda broke into the top 10 for the first time in the February 18, 2019 release of the Women's World Golf Rankings, moving up to 9th from 16th the week before, and becoming the second highest ranked American in the world, surpassed only by 5th ranked Lexi Thompson.[8]

On September 22, 2019, Korda shot a 4-under-par 67 in blustery conditions and won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France by eight shots.[9] On November 3, 2019, Korda defended her title at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA in a playoff over Caroline Masson and Minjee Lee.

Personal life

Korda is the daughter of retired professional tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová.[10] Her father is a tennis grand slam champion who won the 1998 Australian Open crown. Her younger brother, Sebastian, won the 2018 Australian Open tennis title in the boys' division. Her sister Jessica Korda also plays on the LPGA Tour.

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Oct 28, 2018 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship 67-71-69-68=275 −13 2 strokes Australia Minjee Lee 330,000
2 Feb 17, 2019 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open 71-66-67-67=271 −17 2 strokes South Korea Ko Jin-young 195,000
3 Nov 3, 2019 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA (2) 66-67-65-72=270 −18 Playoff Australia Minjee Lee, Germany Caroline Masson 330,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2019 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Australia Minjee Lee
Germany Caroline Masson 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share (€)
1 Sep 22, 2019 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 68-64-70-67=269 −15 8 strokes France Céline Boutier 48,750

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Sep 4, 2016 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge 68-67-69-66=270 −14 3 strokes Thailand Wichanee Meechai 31,500

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
ANA Inspiration CUT CUT T42 T13 T52
U.S. Women's Open T64 T59 T44 T10 T39
Women's PGA Championship T20 T40 T3
The Evian Championship CUT T61 T25
Women's British Open CUT T42 T9
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
Totals 0 0 1 1 3 6 19 15

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2017 23 19 0 0 0 5 T5 442,068 47 70.61 27
2018 22 18 1 2 0 7 1 1,055,046 13 70.62 22
2019 20 19 2 1 3 12 1 1,665,546 5 69.64 4
  • official as of 2019 season[11]

*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Ranking Source
2016 341 [12]
2017 73 [13]
2018 23 [14]
2019 3 [15]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

Year Total
matches		 Total
W–L–H		 Singles
W–L–H		 Foursomes
W–L–H		 Fourballs
W–L–H		 Points
won		 Points
%
Career 4 3–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–0 0–0–1 3.5 87.5
2019 4 3–0–1 1–0–0 def. C. Hedwall 2 up 2–0–0 won w/ J. Korda 6&4
won w/ J. Korda 6&5 		0–0–1 halved w/ B. Altomare 3.5 87.5

References

  1. ^ "Nelly Korda Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ "N. Korda earns LPGA card via Symetra Tour". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Nelly Korda Wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan for First LPGA Title". LPGA. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. April 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nelly and Jessica Korda become third sister duo to win LPGA titles". The Golf News Net. October 28, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Bethel, Elizabeth (February 20, 2019). "Nelly Korda: What was in her bag at the Women's Australian Open?". ForeGals.
  7. ^ "Nelly Korda wins Women's Australian Open 2019: Final results, leaderboard". Cleveland.com. February 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Mell, Randall (February 18, 2019). "Nelly passes big sis Jessica Korda in world rankings". Golf Channel.
  9. ^ Mell, Randall (September 22, 2019). "N. Korda wins her first LET title at Ladies French Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Andrews, Malika. "Korda Sisters Share a Bond, if Not a Room, at the U.S. Women's Open". New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Nelly Korda stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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