Jessica had started playing golf from a young age. She was a member of the 2009 United States Junior Solheim Cup. Likewise, she has competed at the 2010 United States Curtis Cup. Korda has been brilliant as an amateur golfer, where she won the 2010 South Atlantic Amateur. She also made the cut at 2008 and 2009 U. S. Women’s Opens. While competing at the 2010 U. S. Women’s Amateur, she finished in second place.
Korda made it through the LPGA Tour Qualifying School in 2010. She was just 17 years of age when she entered the LPGA Tour Qualifying School. In the final Qualifying tournament, she ended up as a runner-up. Her good performance in the final qualifying tournament made her eligible for the full membership on LPGA Tour in 2011.
In the 2011 season, she appeared in 15 events in her rookie year. She had her best finish at the Avnet LPGA Classic where she finished tie for 19th place. Korda got her first professional win at the 2012 Women’s Australian Open. Likewise, she earned her second LPGA Tour title at the 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. The same year, she got her third professional LPGA Tour to win at Airbus LPGA Classic.
Korda went on to grab her fourth LPGA Tour victory at Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on October 11, 2015. After that, she had to wait over 2 years to get her firth professional win which she earned at Honda LPGA Thailand on February 25, 2018. Jessica has most recently won the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions title on January 24, 2021.
Jessica will be competing in her first Olympic Games at Tokyo Olympic 2021 which will begin on July 24 and it will end on August 8. She is a part of the USA golf squad along with her sister Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang, and Lexi Thompson. Jessica will be facing off current world No. 1 golfer, who is her sister Nelly Korda in the Olympic Games.
