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Nelly Korda: World No. 1, Caddie, Clubs & More

Cameron Kelly Updated: 11 hours ago

Few players have made a bigger impact on women's golf in recent years than Nelly Korda.

With major championship success, an Olympic Gold medal, and months spent as World No. 1, Korda has established herself as one of the best in the sport.

After a historic 2024 season that included seven LGPA Tour victories, many expected her to continue to dominate in 2025. However, she experienced a year without a single LPGA victory.

Nelly Korda's legacy is still being written, as she won her first U.S. Women's Open title this past weekend on June 7, 2026.

Golf Career Stats

At just 14 years old, Nelly qualified for the 2013 U.S. Women's Open as a 14-year old. She won notable amateur events including the 2015 Harder Hall Women's Invitational and 2015 PING Invitational.

Nelly Korda first joined the LPGA Tour in 2017 at 18 years old. Since then, she has had 19 career wins, 83 top-10 finishes, and 4 major championships.

Becoming World No. 1

Sustained excellence is what pushed Korda to the top of the world rankings.

In total, she has been World No. 1 for 100 weeks, and she finished the year as the top player in both 2021 and 2024.

LPGA Tour Wins

2018 - Swing Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
2019 - ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, Taiwan Swing Skirts LPGA
2021 - Gainbridge LPGA, Meijer LPGA Classic, Pelican Women's Championship
2022 - Pelican Women's Championship
2024 - LPGA Drive On Championship, Fir Hills Seri Pak Companionship, T-Mobile Match Play, Mizuho Americas Open, The Annika driven by Gainbridge
2026 - Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Riviera Open at Mayakoa

Major Wins

2021 - Women's PGA Championship
2024 - Chevron Championship
2026 - Chevron Championship
2026 - U.S. Women's Open

Olympic Success

2024 - Paris Olympics finished T22 (Team USA).
2020 - Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist (Team USA).

Awards

2024 - Rolex Player of the Year, Rolex ANNIKA Major Award

What are Nelly Korda's career earnings?

Nelly Korda ranks third in career earnings on the LPGA Tour, with total earnings of $21,496,348 across 170 events.

Korda claimed $2.5 million alone when she won the 2026 U.S. Women's Open.

Who is Nelly Korda's caddie?

Jason McDede is Nelly Korda's longtime caddie, the two have found great success together. McDede joined Nelly's bag at the beginning of the 2018 LPGA Tour season.