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Jessica Korda was born on February 27, 1993 in Bradenton, Florida. She began playing golf at the age of eight and credits her parents, retired tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova, as her primary motivators in her career. As an amateur, Korda represented the Czech Republic at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championship. She made the cut at the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Women’s Opens, finishing tied for 19th and tied for 26th , respectively. Korda also was a memb

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

Lakareber Abe is relatively new to the professional golf scene with limited success to this point. She has a solid showing in her only event on the Symetra Tour this season, and is tied for third for Volvik Race For the Card. Likely not a household name yet for most, here’s a little background on this potential rising star.A native of The Woodlands, Texas, Abe began playing golf at the age of nine. She attended the Jim McLean Junior Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. Abe became a standout golfer by

The ladies of the LPGA Tour headed to Barwon Heads, Australia for the ISPS Handa Vic Open, a jointly sanctioned event with the European Tour. This unique event had both men and women competing on the Beach and Creek Courses for the first two rounds, with the Beach Course for the last two. Celine Boutier was the defending champion at this event which features 2 par 73 courses.During Thursday’s first round, Haeji Kang got off to a quick start, recording eight birdies including four straight on t