Hometown/Resides: Bradenton, Fla.
Birthdate: July 28, 1998; currently 20 years, 6 months and 20 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished ninth on the Volvik Race for the Card Epson Tour Money List to earn LPGA Tour status for 2017
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2018
VICTORIES
LPGA: Second career victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WIN: 2018 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
With her win, Korda earns 500 points and is projected to move from seventh to first in the Race to the CME Globe with 590 points
MONEY
With her win, Korda earns $195,000; she has earned $302,336 this season and $1,799,450 for her career
PREVIOUS ISPS HANDA WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINISHES
2018 – T40; 2017 – T40
2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
Two events played, two cuts made, $302,336, one victory, one additional top-10 finish
OF NOTE
- With the $195,000 winner’s check, Korda moves to the top of the 2019 LPGA Money List with $302,336
- Korda is the fourth member of her family to win a sporting event in Australia; father Petr won the 1998 Australian Open tennis tournament, sister Jessica won the 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open and brother Sebastian won the 2018 Australian Open junior tennis tournament
- Korda is the third different winner of the 2019 LPGA Tour season
- She is the 197th player in LPGA Tour history to win at least two titles in her career
- Korda and her older sister Jessica (five wins) are one of three sets of sisters in LPGA history to both win titles, joining Annika Sorenstam (72 wins) and Charlotta Sorenstam (one win), and Ariya Jutanugarn (10 wins) and Moriya Jutanugarn (one win)
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