Kingdom Golf

THE KORDAS

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The Korda family has transition­ed impressive­ly from tennis to golf. Nelly Korda, 23, is ranked number two in the Rolex Ranking for women’s golf at the time of writing, after claiming her first major at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championsh­ip and Olympic Gold in Tokyo. Her older sister Jessica, 28, has won six times on the LPGA Tour while younger brother, Sebastian, 21, claimed his first ATP Tour tennis title this year. Parents Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova were both pro tennis players. Petr found grand slam glory of his own, winning the 1998 Australian Open.

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