Nelly Korda

Nelly Korda
Personal information
Born (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Career
College None
Turned professional 2016
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2017)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2016)
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T13: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship T20: 2017
U.S. Women's Open T10: 2018
Women's British Open T42: 2018
Evian Championship T61: 2018

Nelly Korda (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

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]

Personal life

Korda is the daughter of retired professional tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová.[3]

Her sister Jessica Korda also plays on the LPGA Tour.

Her father is a grand slam champion as he won the 1998 Australian Open crown. Her younger brother, Sebastian, won the 2018 Australian Open title in the boys' division.

Professional wins (1)

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 2018.

Tournament201320142015201620172018
ANA Inspiration CUT CUT T42 T13
U.S. Women's Open T64 T59 T44 T10
Women's PGA Championship T20 T40
Women's British Open CUT T42
The Evian Championship CUT T61
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000142
U.S. Women's Open00001144
Women's PGA Championship00000122
Women's British Open00000021
The Evian Championship00000021
Totals0000131410

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop
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
  • official as of 2017 season[4]

*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

YearRankingSource
2016341[5]
201773[6]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Nelly Korda Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "N. Korda earns LPGA card via Symetra Tour". Golf Channel. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Jessica Korda stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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