Born: Bradenton, Fla.
Lives: Bradenton, Fla.
Birthdate: February 27, 1993 – currently 22 years, 7 months, and 14 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished runner-up at the 2011 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional: December, 2010
Victories
LPGA: Fourth career victory. Previous wins: 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 2014 Airbus LPGA Classic Presented by JTBC
Race To The CME Globe
- Earns 500 points with her win in Kuala Lumpur to move up to 20th in the Race to CME Globe with 1,196 points.
Rolex Rankings
- Is projected to move from 50th to 27th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Money
CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Jessica moves to 112th on the LPGA Career Money List with $2,333,152
SEASON: Jessica has earned $530,283 this season and is 23rd on the 2015 LPGA Official Money List
Tournament Specific
- Previous best finish at this tournament was eighth place during the 2012 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.
2015 In A Nutshell
- 20 events played, 1 win, 12 cuts made, $530,283
- Posted a win here and a runner-up at the Coates Golf Championship to open the season.
2014 Recao
- 23 events, 18 cuts made, 2 wins, 4 additional top-10s, $817,885 (16)
- Won both the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic and Airbus LPGA Classic - her first mult-win season.
- Posted her best finish at a major with a tie for 5th at the 2014 RICOH Women’s British Open.
Of Note
- Korda’s two weekend rounds of 65 are her two lowest rounds of 2015.
- Her four-shot victory was the fourth largest margin of victory for a winner this year.