Born: Bradenton, Fla.

Lives: Bradenton, Fla.

Birthdate: February 27, 1993 – currently 22 years, 7 months, and 14 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished runner-up at the 2011 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament

Turned Professional: December, 2010

Victories

LPGA: Fourth career victory. Previous wins: 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 2014 Airbus LPGA Classic Presented by JTBC

Race To The CME Globe

Earns 500 points with her win in Kuala Lumpur to move up to 20th in the Race to CME Globe with 1,196 points.

Rolex Rankings

Is projected to move from 50th to 27th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Money

CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Jessica moves to 112th on the LPGA Career Money List with $2,333,152

SEASON: Jessica has earned $530,283 this season and is 23rd on the 2015 LPGA Official Money List

Tournament Specific

Previous best finish at this tournament was eighth place during the 2012 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.

2015 In A Nutshell

20 events played, 1 win, 12 cuts made, $530,283
Posted a win here and a runner-up at the Coates Golf Championship to open the season.

2014 Recao

23 events, 18 cuts made, 2 wins, 4 additional top-10s, $817,885 (16)
Won both the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic and Airbus LPGA Classic - her first mult-win season.
Posted her best finish at a major with a tie for 5th at the 2014 RICOH Women’s British Open.

Of Note

Korda’s two weekend rounds of 65 are her two lowest rounds of 2015.
Her four-shot victory was the fourth largest margin of victory for a winner this year.

Jessica Korda Wins 2015 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

In The Winner's Circle with Jessica Korda at Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

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