[Golf Topic] World No.1 Nelly "Competing in Golf Tournament with Tennis Star Father"
World No. 1 Nelly Korda comes from a famous sports family. From the left, there is her mother (tennis), Nelly, her older sister Jessica (LPGA Tour Diamond Resort Tournament champion), and her father Petro (Australian Open singles champion in tennis).
View original image[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ○…Women's golf world No.1 Nelly Korda (USA) is set to compete in a golf tournament with her tennis star father, Petr...
The PNC Championship organizing committee announced on the 20th (Korean time) that "the Korda family will participate in this year's event held at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, USA, on December 18-19." The PNC Championship is an event where about 20 former major champions compete in teams with their families. Last year, especially, 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) appeared with his son Charlie, and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren came out to cheer, heating up the global golf scene.
Nelly is the winner of the third major of the 2021 LPGA Tour season, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, held in June. She swept three wins including the Gainbridge LPGA in March and the Meijer Classic in June, and also won the women's golf gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in August, currently known as the 'Golf Empress.' It is interesting that her father Petr is a world-class tennis star who won the 1998 Australian Open singles title. Her mother Regina was also a tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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Her older sister Jessica won the LPGA Tour season opener, the Diamond Resort Tournament, in January. This was the starting point for Nelly's remarkable record of 'sisters winning consecutive tournaments' at the Gainbridge LPGA. Her younger brother Sebastian is a tennis player. Nelly said, "I am looking forward to playing with my father," and added, "The whole family will have fun ahead of Christmas." The organizing committee added that "Gary Player, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, John Daly, Henrik Stenson, and others will participate."
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