Korda sisters together in Olympic golf against strong field

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They are separated by five years and could pass as twin sisters from a distance, blond and athletic, both approaching 6 feet with a golf swing that is picturesque and powerful. Jessica and Nelly Korda — Team Jelly, they like to say — were decked out in matching American outfits for their first Olympic practice round at Kasumigaseki Country Club, distinguishable mainly because of the heat. Both with six LPGA victories, 23-year-old Nelly became the first major champion in the family since their father — Petr Korda, the 1998 Australian Open champion in tennis — by winning the Women's PGA Championship in Atlanta and moving to No. 1 in the world.

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