Second career LPGA tour win for 20-year-old Korda
CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 26, 2014) – With a final round 66 punctuated by a dramatic up and down on the 72nd hole, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Tour Staff professional Jessica Korda captured the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic with a one stroke victory in the LPGA Tour’s season opener. Korda, who entered the final round trailing the leaders by three strokes, caught fire on the front nine, carding five birdies in a seven hole stretch to make the turn in 32. Following a bogey on 15, she birdied 3 of the final four holes, capped off by a 6-footer on the final hole to secure the victory.
The win is Korda’s second career LPGA Tour victory, who played with the newly-released Tour Preferred MC Irons, SLDR Rescue, and wore adidas Golf puremotion apparel and adizero Sport II footwear.
With the win, Korda is projected to jump from 40th to 26th in the world rankings. She also earned 500 points in the season-long Race to the CME Globe.
In the Bag:
R1 Driver
RocketBallz Stage 2 18.5° Fairway
SLDR Rescue 21.0°
Tour Preferred MC Irons (4-PW)
Tour Preferred X Golf Ball
xFT Wedges (50° & 54°)
adidas Golf puremotion apparel
adidas Golf accessories
adidas Golf Women’s adizero Sport II footwear
About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad range of products around the core brands: adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 46,000 employees and generated sales of EUR 14.9 billion in 2012.
About TaylorMade-adidas Golf
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company sells golf clubs, balls, clothing and accessories under the TaylorMade, adidas Golf, Adams and Ashworth brands. TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company posted 2012 sales of over Ì¢?åÂ1.3 billion.
Contact:
Dave Cordero
Tel: (760) 918.6367
dave.cordero@tmag.com
Heather Spears
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heather.spears@tmag.com
