Nelly Korda Moves to Top of the Leaderboard at Mizuho Americas Open (2024)

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Jersey City - By the end of the day Saturday at the Mizuho Americas Open, a familiar face had resurfaced at the top of the leaderboard. World No. 1, Nelly Korda went bogey free and carded seven birdies on her way to a 7-under-par 65 for the round, and -13 for the tournament.

Nelly Korda and NHL player, Andreas Athanasiou, are still going strong five years into their relationship. Given her family background, it is not entirely surprising that Korda's boyfriend is also a pro athlete. Her father, Petr Korda, and mother, Regina Rajchrtová, both were professional Tennis players.

Nelly, 25, might have the bragging rights in the Korda family for now, having won gold at Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and claiming two major titles, the Women's PGA Championships in 2021 and the 2024 Chevron Championships at present count. She's also reached the top ranking in women's golf - no big deal.

Nelly Korda was born in Bradenton, Florida. She currently resides in Bradenton.

In March, she was diagnosed with a blood clot in her right arm. Last week, however, the 24-year-old won her first LPGA event in a year and rose to No. 1 in the world again. On Tuesday, an article from Golfweek quoted Korda's coach, Jamie Mulligan, detailing Korda's agonizing diagnosis.

In November, Korda successfully defended her title at the Pelican Women's Championship, her first win in 2022, and returned her to the top of the world ranking. She did not hold the position for long as Lydia Ko regained the number one spot two weeks later.

There's so much more to it, though. Two things you might not know about Korda: She has won FOUR straight LPGA tournaments, one shy of the tour record. She is the best golfer in the world right now not named Scottie Scheffler.

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Korda's current earnings stand at $2,943,708 from just eight events in 2024, already garnering the eighth-most money in a single season in tour history. The American, incredibly, has achieved this with more than 70 percent of the LPGA's $123 million season-long purse yet to be paid out.

What golf driver does Nelly Korda use? ›

In 2024 she upgraded to TaylorMade's new Qi10 Max, which boasts an MOI in excess of 10,000. It's the most forgiving driver TaylorMade have ever created but Nelly Korda isn't your typical Max player looking for maximum assistance from off-centre strikes.

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Her longest iron is a 5-iron, a TaylorMade P770. Then, she has a 6-iron to pitching wedge in the P7MC irons. Her wedge set-up is also mixed. Korda uses a TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 wedge in the 50° and 54° slot.

She married her longtime boyfriend Johnny DelPrete on December 11, 2021. In August 2023, the couple announced that she was pregnant with their first child, due in February 2024. Korda gave birth on February 3.

Sebastian Korda's girlfriend Ivana Nedved was recently seen hanging out with Nicolas Jarry's son Santiago and her sister-in-law Jessica Korda's son Greyson ahead of the 2024 Miami Open. Nedved is the daughter of former Czech football legend Pavel Nedved and ex-wife Ivana Nedvedova.

However, in 2024, Korda swapped this big stick for the TaylorMade Qi10 Max driver, so again, she has maximum forgiveness, high launch, and draw-bias help. Korda swaps into the Stealth 2 model in her fairway woods, carrying a 3-wood and then a 7-wood. Nelly has a mixed set of irons. She carries a TaylorMade P770 5-iron.

He earned a degree in Business Administration and Management in 2008. Six months after completing his degree in March, McDede started working at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Korda's caddie was appointed as the assistant golf professional for two years.