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Korda in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 27) Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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	20
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	15
Ladies European Tour	3
Futures Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 2)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	Won: 2024
LPGA Championship	Won: 2021
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 2025
Women's British Open	T2: 2024
The Evian Championship	T8: 2022
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	2024
Race to the CME Globe	2024
Rolex Annika Major Award	2024

Nelly Korda is an American professional golfer. She was born on July 28, 1998. Nelly plays on the LPGA Tour, which is a major golf tour for women. She has won 15 times on this tour and has even been ranked as the number one female golfer in the world!

Nelly Korda won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She played in the women's individual golf event. She has also represented the United States in the Solheim Cup several times, helping her team win in 2024.

Early Golf Days

Nelly Korda started playing golf at a young age. In 2015, she was part of the U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team. As an amateur player, she won the 2015 Harder Hall Invitational and the 2015 PING Invitational. She was also recognized as a 2015 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American.

Nelly even made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open in 2013. This was a big achievement, as she was only 14 years old at the time!

Becoming a Professional Golfer

Nelly Korda turned professional in 2016. She started her professional career on the Symetra Tour. She quickly won her first professional event, the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge. She won by three strokes. This win helped her earn a spot on the LPGA Tour for the 2017 season.

First LPGA Win

On October 28, 2018, Nelly Korda won her first LPGA Tour title. This happened at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship in Taiwan. This win was special because it meant she and her older sister, Jessica Korda, became only the third pair of sisters to win on the LPGA Tour.

Continued Success in 2019 and 2020

Nelly continued to play very well. On February 17, 2019, she won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. This was a unique win for her family. Her father, Petr, won the Australian Open in tennis in 1998. Her sister, Jessica, won the Women's Australian Open in 2012. Her younger brother, Sebastian, won the Australian Open junior boys' tennis title in 2018. Nelly's win completed a "Family Slam" in Australia.

After this victory, Nelly Korda entered the top 10 of the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time. She became the second-highest ranked American golfer.

Nelly also made her debut in the Solheim Cup in 2019. She and her sister Jessica made history by becoming the first sisters to play together in the competition. They won both of their matches. Nelly finished the tournament without any losses.

In September 2019, Nelly won the Lacoste Ladies Open de France by a large margin. In November 2019, she successfully defended her title at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA.

Amazing Year in 2021

The year 2021 was a huge year for Nelly Korda. She won four tournaments, including her first major championship. She also won an Olympic gold medal and became the number one golfer in the world.

On February 28, 2021, she won the Gainbridge LPGA in Florida. Then, on June 20, she won the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. She was the first player to win two times on the LPGA Tour in 2021.

Just a week later, on June 27, 2021, Nelly won her first major title. This was the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. She won by three strokes. This victory also made her the number one player in the world golf rankings.

In August 2021, Nelly Korda won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. She was the second American woman to win gold in golf at the Olympics.

Later in 2021, Nelly won the Pelican Women's Championship in Florida. This was her fourth LPGA victory of the year. She became the first American to win four times in an LPGA Tour season since 2012.

Challenges and Triumphs in 2022

Nelly started 2022 by setting a new record for the most consecutive weeks as the number one American golfer. However, she later lost her top ranking. In March, she announced that she had a blood clot in her arm. This meant she had to take a break from playing.

Nelly returned to play at the U.S. Women's Open and finished in the top ten. In November, she successfully defended her title at the Pelican Women's Championship. This win was her first of 2022 and helped her regain the number one world ranking for a short time.

2023 Season

In 2023, Nelly Korda signed deals with major companies like TaylorMade and Nike. She also joined Delta Air Lines and T-Mobile US as a sponsored athlete.

She continued to climb the career money list, passing her sister Jessica in earnings. In April, she regained the No. 1 world ranking after finishing third at the Chevron Championship. However, she later missed some tournaments due to back pain. In July, she won the Aramco Team Series near London, which was her 13th professional victory.

Nelly also played in the 2023 Solheim Cup. The event ended in a tie, meaning Europe kept the trophy.

Incredible 2024 Season

Nelly Korda had an amazing start to 2024. She won her ninth LPGA Tour event in her hometown of Bradenton, Florida, at the LPGA Drive On Championship. She won in a playoff against Lydia Ko.

She then won three more events in a row: the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, the Ford Championship, and the T-Mobile Match Play. This made her the first player since 2008 to win four straight tournaments.

Nelly continued her winning streak with a fifth consecutive victory at the 2024 Chevron Championship. This was her second major title. She became only the third LPGA player ever to win five tournaments in a row! After this, she took a break to rest.

In May, Nelly won the Mizuho Americas Open, her sixth win in seven starts. In November, she won The Annika, claiming her seventh LPGA title of 2024.

Nelly was part of the USA team that won the 2024 Solheim Cup. She won three of her four matches in the tournament. She also won the LPGA Tour Player of the Year award for her outstanding performance in 2024.

2025 Season Highlights

In February 2025, Nelly Korda finished second at the Tournament of Champions. The following week, she placed seventh at the Founders Cup. She also finished second at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open in June.

Personal Life

Nelly Korda comes from a family of athletes. Her parents, Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová, were both professional tennis players from the Czech Republic. Her father won the 1998 Australian Open in tennis.

Her younger brother, Sebastian Korda, is also a professional tennis player. He won the 2018 Australian Open junior tennis title. Her older sister, Jessica Korda, also played on the LPGA Tour.

Since 2019, Nelly has been in a relationship with professional hockey player Andreas Athanasiou. In 2021, Forbes magazine included Nelly Korda on their "30 Under 30" list, recognizing her as a top earner under the age of 30.

Professional Wins (20)

LPGA Tour Wins (15)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	Oct 28, 2018	Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship	67-71-69-68=275	−13	2 strokes	Minjee Lee	330,000
2	Feb 17, 2019	ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open	71-66-67-67=271	−17	2 strokes	Ko Jin-young	195,000
3	Nov 3, 2019	Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA (2)	66-67-65-72=270	−18	Playoff	Minjee Lee Caroline Masson	330,000
4	Feb 28, 2021	Gainbridge LPGA	67-68-68-69=272	−16	3 strokes	Lydia Ko Lexi Thompson	300,000
5	Jun 20, 2021	Meijer LPGA Classic	68-66-62-67=263	−25	2 strokes	Leona Maguire	345,000
6	Jun 27, 2021	Women's PGA Championship	70-63-68-68=269	−19	3 strokes	Lizette Salas	675,000
7	Nov 14, 2021	Pelican Women's Championship	65-66-63-69=263	−17	Playoff	Kim Sei-young Lydia Ko Lexi Thompson	262,500
8	Nov 13, 2022	Pelican Women's Championship (2)	66-66-64=196	−14	1 stroke	Lexi Thompson	300,000
9	Jan 28, 2024	LPGA Drive On Championship	65-67-68-73=273	−11	Playoff	Lydia Ko	262,500
10	Mar 24, 2024	Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship	72-67-67-69=275	−9	Playoff	Ryann O'Toole	300,000
11	Mar 31, 2024	Ford Championship	66-68-69-65=268	−20	2 strokes	Hira Naveed	337,500
12	Apr 7, 2024	T-Mobile Match Play	4 and 3			Leona Maguire	300,000
13	Apr 21, 2024	Chevron Championship	68-69-69-69=275	−13	2 strokes	Maja Stark	1,200,000
14	May 19, 2024	Mizuho Americas Open	70-68-65-71=274	−14	1 stroke	Hannah Green	450,000
15	Nov 17, 2024	The Annika (3)	66-66-67-67=266	−14	3 stroke	Charley Hull Im Jin-hee Zhang Weiwei	487,500

LPGA Tour Playoff Record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2019	Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA	Minjee Lee Caroline Masson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2020	ANA Inspiration	Brooke Henderson Mirim Lee	Lee won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2021	Pelican Women's Championship	Kim Sei-young Lydia Ko Lexi Thompson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2022	Meijer LPGA Classic	Jennifer Kupcho Leona Maguire	Kupcho won with a birdie on the second extra hole Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole
5	2024	LPGA Drive On Championship	Lydia Ko	Won with a par on second extra hole
6	2024	Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship	Ryann O'Toole	Won with a birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour Wins (3)

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	Céline Boutier	48,750
2	Aug 20, 2022	Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande	67-69-67=203	−13	3 strokes	Jessica Korda Ana Peláez Pauline Roussin	73,955
3	Jul 16, 2023	Aramco Team Series – London	68-69-71=208	−11	4 strokes	Charley Hull	75,000

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	Wichanee Meechai	31,500

Other Wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 7, 2021	Olympic Games	67-62-69-69=267	−17	1 stroke	Mone Inami

Major Championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2021	Women's PGA Championship	Tied for lead	−19 (70-63-68-68=269)	3 strokes	Lizette Salas
2024	Chevron Championship	1 shot deficit	−13 (68-69-69-69=275)	2 strokes	Maja Stark

Major Championship Results

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship		CUT	CUT		T42	T13	T52	T2	T3		3	1	T14
U.S. Women's Open	T64			T59	T44	T10	T39	CUT	CUT	T8	T64	CUT	T2
Women's PGA Championship					T20	T40	T3	WD	1	T30	CUT	CUT	T19
The Evian Championship					CUT	T61	T25	NT	T19	T8	T9	T26	T43
Women's British Open					CUT	T42	T9	T14	T13	T41	T11	T2

Win Top 10 Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary of Major Championships

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	1	1	2	4	4	6	10	8
U.S. Women's Open	0	1	0	1	3	3	11	8
Women's PGA Championship	1	0	1	2	2	4	9	6
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	7
Women's British Open	0	1	0	1	2	5	8	7
Totals	2	3	3	8	13	22	46	36

LPGA Tour Career Overview

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	Wins (Majors)	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2013	1	1	0	0	0	0	T64	n/a	n/a	77.50	n/a
2014	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	78.50	n/a
2015	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	75.50	n/a
2016	1	1	0	0	0	0	T59	n/a	n/a	74.50	n/a
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
2020	12	10	0	1	1	4	T2	575,894	14	70.27	7
2021	17	16	4 (1)	1	2	10	1	2,382,198	2	68.77	1
2022	15	13	1	2	0	8	1	1,418,725	12	69.66	6
2023	18	16	0	1	1	9	2	1,397,796	20	69.85	5
2024	16	13	7 (1)	1	0	11	1	4,391,930	2	69.56	2
Totals^	143 (2017)	124 (2017)	15 (2)	9	7	66	1	13,329,203	16

^ Official as of 2024 season
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World Ranking Progress

This table shows Nelly Korda's position in the Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each year.

Year	World ranking	Avg. pts.
2013	626	?
2014	822	?
2015	n/a	?
2016	341	0.23
2017	73	1.57
2018	23	3.59
2019	3	6.53
2020	4	6.34
2021	1	9.75
2022	2	7.13
2023	5	7.04
2024	1	12.39

U.S. National Team Appearances

Nelly Korda has represented the United States in several team golf events.

Amateur Teams

Junior Solheim Cup: 2015 (winners)

Professional Teams

Solheim Cup: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 (winners)
International Crown: 2023

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	16	10–5–1	2–2–0	6–2–0	2–1–1	10.5	65.6
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
2021	4	2–2–0	1–0–0 def. G. Hall 1 up	0–2–0 lost w/ J. Korda 6&4 lost w/ A. Ewing 5&4	1–0–0 won w/ A. Ewing 1 up	2.0	50.0
2023	4	2–2–0	0–1–0 lost to C. Ciganda 2&1	2–0–0 won w/ A. Corpuz 1 up won w/ A. Corpuz 5&3	0–1–0 lost w/ A. Ewing 4&3	2.0	50.0
2024	4	3–1–0	0–1–0 lost to C. Hull 6&4	2–0–0 won w/ A. Corpuz 3&2 won w/ A. Corpuz 1 up	1–0–0 won w/ M. Khang 6&4	3.0	75.0