Jessica Korda
| Jessica Korda | |
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Korda at the 2011 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 27, 1993 Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States Czech Republic
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | None |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2011) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | T11: 2017 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T40: 2014 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T7: 2013 |
| Women's British Open | T5: 2014 |
| Evian Championship | T22: 2016 |
Jessica Korda (Czech: Jessica Kordová) (born February 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. As an amateur, she won the 2010 South Atlantic Amateur and made the cut at the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Women's Opens. She finished runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur. She represented the Czech Republic in the World Amateur Team Championship Espirito Santo Trophy in 2006, and represented the United States in 2010, finishing tied for 4th.
Korda entered LPGA Tour Qualifying School in the fall of 2010 as a 17-year-old. She finished runner-up in the final Qualifying Tournament, making her eligible for full membership on the Tour in 2011.
Korda turned 18 during the second event of the 2011 season. She played in 15 events in her rookie year; her best finish was a tie for 19th at the Avnet LPGA Classic. Her first professional win was in the first event of the 2012 season, the Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. After rounds of 72-70-73-74, her victory came on the second hole of a six-person playoff.
Korda won her second LPGA Tour title at the season opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic in January 2014, finishing one shot ahead of Stacy Lewis.
Korda is the daughter of retired professional tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtová.
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