Player Bio: Nelly Korda2022 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 23
Country: United States of America
College: None
Worldwide professional victories: 10 (7 on LPGA Tour)
Road to Pine Needles: Winner of 2021 KPMG Women's LPGA Championship; Top 30 points leaders from LPGA Tour’s 2021 Race to CME Globe; Winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned event from 2021 U.S. Women's Open to start of the 2022 championship; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 6; Winner of 2021 Olympic gold medal

Korda, the daughter of 1990 Australian Open singles champion Petr Korda and younger sister of six-time LPGA Tour winner Jessica, registered her first major-championship victory at the 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. Her victory at the Pelican Women's Championship late in 2021 gave the Floridian seven LPGA Tour victories (10 worldwide). Nelly also won the 2021 Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. Nelly made her first U.S. Women's Open start at 14 at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., where she tied for 64th. Nelly joined sister Jessica as an Australian Open champion in 2019. She and Jessica are one of three sets of sisters to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam, and Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn. Nelly's younger brother, Sebastian, is a promising professional tennis player.

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