The face of American women’s golf, Nelly Korda has lived up to the hype.
A dominant junior golfer, Korda chose to play professionally instead of going to college. Making her professional debut at 17 years old, Korda took home a win in her first start on the then-Symetra Tour.
In 2018, Nelly took home her first LPGA win at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship. The win made the Korda sisters the third pair of siblings to win on the LPGA in tour history. More family history was made when Nelly won the 2019 Australian Open.
Joining Jessica as Aussie golf champions, the win completed the ‘Family Slam’ as their father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Tennis Open and their brother, Sebastian, won the 2018 Boys Australian Tennis Open.
2022 was a year of health problems for Nelly. A blood clot kept her from playing much of the year before her return during the second half of the season.
What will 2023 bring for Nelly Korda? Having already accomplished so much before hitting 25 years old, the future is plenty bright for one of golf’s biggest stars.
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