LPGA star Jessica Korda announces she’s expecting first child
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The Korda household has made an enormous title for itself in sports activities, and never simply in skilled golf. And now it appears golf’s main household is getting just a little larger.
On Thursday, LPGA veteran and six-time champion Jessica Korda introduced that she and husband Johnny DelPrete, who married in 2021, are expecting their first child subsequent yr.
Korda dropped the information via an Instagram post that includes a photograph of her canine with an indication studying: “DELPRETE TEE TIME FOR 3 COMING FEBRUARY 2024.” Resting in opposition to the signal had been a pair of blue child sneakers.
The 30-year-old LPGA star has been sidelined since May with a lingering again damage she had been affected by for over a yr.
Korda’s most up-to-date win got here on the 2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. She’s by no means gained a significant however has top-10 finishes in all 5 of them, together with a runner-up on the 2022 Chevron Championship. She has represented the U.S. in three Solheim Cups, together with the 2 most up-to-date iterations in 2019 and 2021.
Korda’s youthful sister, Nelly Korda, who has fought again accidents of her personal, is presently ranked No. 2 within the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking.