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)

In The Winner's Circle with Nelly Korda at 2019 ISPS Handa Womens Australian Open

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