Nelly Korda

Nelly Korda- Biography

Nelly Korda is a promising young American professional golfer. She competed in a number of tournaments, including the ANA Inspiration, Women’s PGA Championship, US Women’s Open, Women’s British Open, and Evian Championship. Nelly won the Harter Hall Invitational, the AJGA Rolex Junior All American, and the PING Invitational as an amateur in 2015. She is currently leading the matches at the Women’s PGA Championship 2021, where her course is dubbed Highlands Course.

What is the Net Worth of Nelly Korda? Salary, Earnings

Nelly has made a lot of money as a professional golfer. She typically receives $345,000 in prize money and has earned $4.8 million in her LPGA career. Her net worth is estimated to be around $3.5 million, according to sources. Her earnings are supplemented by sponsorships from companies like Cisco, UKG, and J.Lindeberg, as well as appearances at games and events.

Nelly Korda- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Nelly was born on July 28, 1998, in Bradenton, Florida, in the United States of America. Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova are her parents’ names. Jessica Korda and Sebastian Korda are her siblings. She demonstrated enthusiastic participation in athletics at a young age. Nelly finished high school since she was home-schooled.

Due to her busy schedule in her golf career, she has not yet enrolled in any college. However, she must have studied and gotten professional golf lessons.

Quick Facts

Nelly Korda- Relationship, Boyfriend

Nelly is now dating Andreas Athanasiou, a National Hockey League player for the Los Angeles Kings. The duo has been spotted numerous times at games, sharing kisses after winning. She also prefers to keep her personal life out of the spotlight, much like a professional.

Nelly Korda’s Professional Career

Nelly began her career as an amateur and competed in the 2015 US Junior Solheim Cup. The next year, she launched her professional career on the Symetra Tour. She triumphed over Wichanee Meechai in the Sioux Falls Great LIFE Challenge. In this manner, she obtained her LPGA Tour Card in 2017. On October 28, 2018, she defeated Minjee Lee in the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship. The next year, she competed in the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open against Jin Young, as well as a playoff against Minjee Lee and Caroline Masson at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA.

On September 22, 2019, she competed in the Lacoste Ladies Open de France on the Ladies European Tour against Celine Boutier. She competed in an LPGA Tour playoff at ANA Inspiration in 2020 against Brooke Henderson and Mirim Lee. The following year, she won the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio against Lydia Ko and Lexi Thompson. She was spotted competing against Leona Maguire in the Meijer LPGA Classic on June 20, 2021. She recently created history by winning the gold medal in the golf event at the Tokyo Olympics. With this victory, she became only the second woman from the United States to earn a gold medal since 1900.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Hair color

Social Media Details

Nelly is a frequent user of social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. She began using Twitter in October 2010 and now has over 36.3 thousand followers. She has over 231 thousand Instagram followers and enjoys posting about her golf tournaments.

Trivia

• Her older sister is a professional golfer who has competed on the LPGA tour.
• Her father is a grand slam tennis player who won the Australian Open in 1998.
• She used to practice with her sister six days a week when she was younger.
• Nelly made the cut in the Women’s US Open a week before her 15th birthday in 2013.
• She is the WHOOP brand spokesperson for health and fitness.
• Nelly was a rookie at the Solheim Cup at the time, winning three games and drawing one.
• Titleist golf equipment is used by her.