Nelly Korda is one of the biggest names in golf. Here is everything you need to know about the LPGA Tour superstar.
Korda burst onto the scene in 2018 with a victory at the LPGA Taiwan Championship and has gone from strength to strength ever since.
She won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and her first major, the Women’s PGA Championship, a year later.
The 2024 season has been by far the best of Korda’s career, having lifted seven titles and asserted herself as the best female golfer on the planet.
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Nelly Korda age
Nelly Korda was born on July 11, 1998, in Bradenton, Florida, which makes her 26 years of age.
Bradenton is a small city around one hour south of Tampa, where legendary baseball player Hank Aaron was also from.
How tall is Nelly Korda?
Korda is five feet, 10 inches tall (1.78 meters). She is taller than most LPGA Tour players, including Lilia Vu (5’5”) and Charley Hull (5’6″).
Nelly Korda net worth
Korda’s net worth was $8.2 million last December, according to Forbes. She has earned $4.2m on the LPGA Tour so far in 2024 so that figure must be significantly higher now.
Golf
Nelly Korda golf swing
Korda is not only the best player on the LPGA Tour but she probably has the most aesthetically pleasing swing, too.
Tiger Woods’s former coach, Hank Haney recently said that Korda has ‘the best swing in golf’, even better than all of the PGA Tour players.
Nelly Korda driver distance
Korda uses the TaylorMade Qi10 Max Driver and her stock carry is 252 yards, according to the TaylorMade website.
Her average driving distance on the LPGA Tour this season is 269.79 yards, which ranks 20th. The 26-year-old’s accuracy is what sets her apart from her peers.
Nelly Korda witb (What’s in the bag?)
- TaylorMade Qi10 Max Driver
- TaylorMade Stealth 2: 3-wood & 7-wood
- Ping G425 5-hybrid
- TaylorMade P770: 5-iron to pitching wedge
- TaylorMade MG4: 50, 54 & 60-degree wedges
- TaylorMade Spider Tour X Putter
Nelly Korda professional wins
Korda’s win at The Annika last week took her total to 17 wins on the LPGA Tour. This includes two majors: the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship and the 2024 Chevron Championship.
She has also won three times on the Ladies European Tour and once on the Symetra Tour, as well as the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
- READ MORE: Nelly Korda criticises The ANNIKA organisers after ‘poor’ decision which impacted her third round
Family
Nelly Korda boyfriend
Korda has been in a relationship with Canadian ice hockey player Andrea Athanasiou since 2019. They are not married.
Athanasiou has played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings in the NHL but is currently with the AFL’s Rockford IceHogs.
Nelly Korda sister
Korda’s sister, Jessica, is also a professional golfer. She has six wins on the LPGA Tour but is currently ranked 814th after taking time off because of a back injury.
Nelly Korda parents
Korda’s parents, Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova were both professional tennis players. Petr won the 1998 Australian Open.
Social media
Nelly Korda Instagram
You can find Nelly Korda on Instagram under the handle @nellykorda. She has over one million followers.
Nelly Korda Twitter
Nelly Korda has over 115,000 followers on her Twitter/X account: @NellyKorda.
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