Introduction
Nelly Korda is among the most talented young players in the women’s professional golf game. At only 24 years old, she won a major championship and an Olympic gold medal and became the world number one. With a very sweet backswing and immense power behind her shots, Nelly has all the ingredients that should help her rule the ladies’ golf circuit for a long time to come.
Background and Early Days
Nelly Korda was born to Regina Rajchrtova, a former professional golfer, and Petr Korda, a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic. When she started playing golf, it was evident that Nelly was born with talent. She also had her first hole-in-one at nine during a junior tournament. Nelly’s older sister Jessica also made it as an LPGA touring pro.
Nelly had a successful junior and amateur golf career. She won the Junior PGA Championship in 2013 and the Women’s Amateur in 2016. She also played on the Curtis Cup team in 2016 before she decided to stop playing for college and go pro.
How to Begin a Career
To explain the situation, Nelly qualified for the LPGA tour card 2017 by finishing efficiently in the money winners category, Q-School fifth. Nelly did not take long to taste success in her rookie season, where she had four top-ten finishes and earned close to half a million in prize money. Her length off the tee was consistent and significantly longer than most other game competitors.
In the next two seasons, Nelly gradually moved higher on the world’s best players list. Her first professional victory was at the 2019 Women’s Australian Open. In 2019, all aspects of her golf game further improved, and Nelly made it to the top 10 world golf rankings as she entered the 2020 season.
Breakout 2020/2021 Season
The coronavirus outbreak affected and postponed events at the beginning of 2020. However, when the competitive play resumed, Nelly was good to go and recorded the best golf sequence in her relatively young career. Her second tour win was in October 2020 at the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship tournament. Shortly after, she climbed as high as #4 in the global rankings.
The first time Nelly reached the #1 world ranking was in June 2021, after she finished 2nd in the 2021 ANA Inspiration major. She has maintained that ranking since it was assigned to her. Nelly achieved five victories in 2021 and more than $370k in earnings.
Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics
Nelly competed for Team USA in the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She qualified for a playoff with her partner Lydia Ko for the gold medal. In the first additional hole in the playoff, Nelly managed to get a brilliant up-and-down par from a greenside bunker to take the Olympic gold from Ko. This was possibly the biggest golf triumph so far in Nelly’s fledgling career up to that time.
Nelly’s Golf Strengths & Weaknesses
One significant advantage of helping Nelly achieve such great distances on the course is her prodigious distance off the tee. She is clearly among the longest drivers on the LPGA tour today. Nelly also has a buttery rhythm to her golf swing, which makes her ball-striking consistency out of this world. She excels in her iron play and short game as well.
Mentally, Nelly shows great composure during moments of pressure. She has nine career wins in tournaments where she is in the lead or tied for the lead in the tournament’s final round. Nelly also has a perfect record of 2 and 0 as a professional basketball player in the playoffs.
Outlook in the Future
One young, talented lady, Nelly Korda, seems ready to hold the world’s #1 spot in women’s golf for long. If she sustains such win records, Nelly can accumulate 25 plus career victories and five plus significant championships before turning 30.
As a result of having enormous drives and a solid coronary area, Nelly has all the most significant ingredients for turning into possibly the most renowned Hall of Fame candidate. The following decade in the LPGA could be called the ‘Nelly Korda Era’ in women’s professional golf.
FAQs
Here are some common questions surrounding rising golf superstar Nelly Korda:
What age is Nelly Korda?
Nelly is 24 today. She was born on November 8, 1998, in Bradenton, Florida.
What is Nelly Korda’s current world ranking?
In early 2023, Nelly is ranked number one in the Women’s World Golf Rankings List. She first reached the top of the chart in June this year.
How many dollars has Nelly Korda made in her professional golf career?
From the beginning of this year to early 2023, Nelly has earned around $9.4 million in their young career. During the 2021 5-win season, she pocketed over $3.7 million.
Has Nelly Korda won any major tournaments?
Yes. Nelly successfully clinched her maiden career major at the Women’s PGA Championship, held by the LPGA in 2020. She has not yet won the other four women’s majors (ANA Inspiration, US Women’s Open, Evian Championship, Women’s British Open) but was a second-place finisher in the 2021 ANA Inspiration.
How long are Nelly Korda’s drives?
Nelly is one of the longest drivers in women’s professional golf today. She hits an average of 269.3 yards, meaning she often gets to play mid-mid-irons on par 4s. Nelly has also participated in long drive contests where he has been recorded to hit drives that measure more than 300 yards.
Conclusion
Korda has been a prodigal golfer destined to achieve great heights; she is, however, the #1 player in the world at only 24 years of age. In terms of length off the tee and a do-or-die attitude, Nelly seems capable of adding dozens of Worldwide victories throughout the 2020s decade. If she realizes her extraordinary potential, Nelly can become one of the legends of American golfers in the LPGA.
