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The LPGA Tour finished their early season Florida swing at the inaugural LPGA Drive on Championship Presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala. The ladies played for a purse of $1.5 million and 500 points to the CME Race to the Globe on a par 72 layout measuring 6,526 yards.First RoundNelly Korda picked up where she left off last week, firing a round of 67 which included five birdies and no bogeys. At five-under par, she was tied at the top with Jennifer Kupcho and Austin Ernst. They held a one-shot le

Nelly Korda was born on July 28, 1998 in Bradenton, Florida. The daughter of former professional tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova, Korda’s role models growing up were tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.Just shy of her 15th birthday, Korda played in the U.S. Women’s Open and made the cut, finishing tied for 64th. Two years later, Korda was a member of the 2015 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup, and won the Harter Hall Invitational and the PING Invitational. Korda was recognized fo

Angela Stanford was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 27, 1977. She began playing golf at the age of 10 and won the first of four straight Forth Worth Girls Championships in 1993. In 1996, she claimed the Texas State 4A High School Championship and the PING Texas State Junior Championship. Stanford credits her father for her early success and as one of the most influential people in her career.After graduating from high school, Stanford enrolled at Texas Christian University and played coll

Ariya Jutanugarn, 24-year old from Bangkok, Thailand has the distinction of being the only golfer from Thailand to win a major championship. Her remarkable career to this point began very early, amazingly qualifying for an LPGA event in 2007 at the Honda LPGA Thailand at age 11. She was the youngest to ever qualify to a professional event. Jutanugarn dominated as an amateur, winning 10 times in 2011 and 2012 combined.At the end of the 2102, Jutanugarn turned professional and by mid 2013, she h