Has Nelly Korda’s Sister Jessica Played in the Olympics? Exploring Her Records for Team USA

Only one of the famed Korda sisters is traveling to Paris this year. When Nelly Korda tees off on Wednesday at 3.55 AM (ET), she will surely miss her elder sister’s warm presence in or around the greens. Something the world’s no.1 female golfer didn’t have to endure last time.

Jessica Korda represented the Stars and Stripes along with Lexi Thompson and Danielle Kang in the last edition. In Tokyo, the six-time LPGA Tour winner tied for 15th as her sister made the podium finish. She was done earlier than her sister with a final round 64 for herself. So, technically she did have a front-row seat to her sister’s Gold Medal-winning rout.

“This is just kind of like almost legend status as a golfer, period, male or female,” an ecstatic Jessica Korda said about her sister’s win. The victory was definitely not easy, as a pack of competitors made a strong charge at Nelly Korda. The two-time major champion, however, made clutch par-saves to nullify the threats.

Jessica Korda continued, “It’s tough to win out here and she makes it look easy, but those girls are good. So for her to be doing what she’s doing, it’s insane to me. This is like total GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) status to me. To win three times in a season, be world No. 1, going for gold.”