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It is an outstanding report card. There is no clear competitor. This is the story of Nelly Korda (USA), who is dominating the world women's golf scene.

Nelly Korda has dominated the women's golf world this year. She is being praised as "unrivaled."

She has taken over the 2024 season of the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour. She has participated in six tournaments this year and won an impressive five of them. Her worst performance was a tie for 16th place at the season opener, the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, in January. In the other five tournaments, she showcased overwhelming skill and collected the winner's trophies. She also added a victory at the season's first major, the Chevron Championship.

Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship, a major tournament, extending her winning streak to five. She is celebrating by jumping into the lake immediately after her victory.

Korda has tied the LPGA Tour record for most consecutive wins. Nancy Lopez (USA) in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) in 2005 also achieved five consecutive wins. Both players are legends inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame. Korda ranks first in all categories including world ranking (12.42 points), prize money ranking ($2,424,216), Player of the Year (180 points), scoring average (69.217 strokes), CME Globe Race (2702 points), Annika Major Award (60 points), and most top 10 finishes (5 times). She has no rivals.

Nelly Korda (second from the left) comes from a "sports family," with her sister being a golfer and her parents and younger brother former tennis players.

Korda possesses special genes. Her older sister Jessica is a skilled player with six LPGA Tour wins. Their parents are also former famous athletes. Their father, Petr, was the 1998 Australian Open tennis singles champion. Their mother, Regina, represented Czechoslovakia in women's tennis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She reached the round of 16 in the US Open tennis singles in 1989 and 1991. Their son, Sebastian, is also a tennis player, making them a 'sports family.'

Twenty years after their father won the Australian Open, Sebastian won the 2018 Australian Open junior boys' singles title. Jessica won the 2012 Australian Women's Open, and Nelly claimed the same title in 2019. Sports fans call the Korda family's special winning connection with Australia the 'Korda Slam.'

Nelly Korda is posing by biting her medal on the podium after reaching the top at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Korda was a promising player ranked No. 1 in the U.S. women's amateur rankings. She set the record as the youngest participant (14 years old) at the 2013 U.S. Women's Open. In 2014, she made headlines by competing alongside her sister at the major Nabisco Championship. She made her professional debut in 2016 at the Epson Tour IOA Championship, a second-tier tour event, and joined the LPGA Tour in 2017 after finishing ninth in the money rankings. She won her first career title at the 2018 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.

2021 was her prime year. She swept four wins including the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship. In August of that year, she won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and rose to world No. 1. She also competed in the Solheim Cup, a team event between the U.S. and the European Union, in 2019, 2021, and 2022. However, she faced challenges. In March 2022, she was diagnosed with thrombosis at a hospital. She underwent surgery and was off the field for four months. She lost the world No. 1 ranking to Ko Jin-young. Last year, she took about two months off due to back pain and went through a difficult period without a single win.

Nelly Korda is taking a commemorative photo with her idol, the "Golf Emperor" Tiger Woods.
[Photo by LPGA]

Korda's idol is the 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA). She is such a passionate fan that she took a photo with Woods at the 2022 PGA Tour event, the PNC Championship. She respects Woods' playing style and achievements. Korda has become a superstar representing Nike. Last January, she signed a contract worth over $5 million annually, the highest ever for a female athlete. With Woods leaving TaylorMade this year, she has clearly become Nike's flagship player. She also has ties with a domestic company. Hanwha Q CELLS supported her as the main sponsor for six years until 2022.

Her long drives remain impressive, boasting distances close to 300 yards. Her average driving distance is 264.74 yards (ranked 33rd), as she sometimes uses a wood on holes where driving distance is measured. She has led the tour with six eagles, powered by her powerful drives. Her pinpoint iron shots stand out. Although her fairway hit rate is only 74.2% (61st), her greens in regulation rate is 75.85% (1st). Even when the ball lands in the rough, she attacks with short irons. Her previously criticized clutch putting ability has also improved. She averages 1.72 putts per hole when hitting the green (5th). She has recorded 16 rounds in the 60s (1st).

Nelly Korda, known for her powerful long drives, has recently refined her iron shots to be more precise.

Korda has set a new goal: six consecutive wins on the LPGA Tour. She skipped the LPGA Tour JM Eagle LA Championship, which opened on the 25th at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, California. She aims to enter the tournament in the best condition to pursue the record. She explained, "I felt fatigued after playing in four tournaments over the past five weeks. I decided to rest to finish the remaining season well." Korda is expected to challenge her sixth consecutive win at the Cognizant Founders Cup, held on May 9 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey.