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
