Tee to Green: What we learned playing a par-5 with Jessica Korda

Take a walk with six-time LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda as she plays a par-5 while taking questions from GOLF senior writer Dylan Dethier. Find out Jessica’s go-to 19th hole cocktail, which actress she thinks should play her in a movie, the superpower she wishes he had, and more.

GOLF: Hi Jessica.

JK: Hello.

G: Do you go by Jess or Jessica?

JK: Either or. 

G: Okay, Jessica. What’s the best drink to have on the course?

JK: I drink water, which, you know, is important. [Laughs

G: What’s your go-to bar order?

JK: Ooh, tequila soda.

G: Do you cry at movies?

JK: All the time. I’m so bad.

G: What was the last movie that you cried at?

JK: The Book Club.

G: The Book Club? I didn’t even know that was a movie.

JK: Exactly.

G: Which actor would play you in a movie?

JK: Jennifer Aniston — Friends era.

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G: Do you think she can play golf?

JK: God, I hope so.

G: If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach?

JK: Sports. [Laughs]

G: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

JK: I would love to be invisible.

G: Where would you go if you were invisible?

JK: That’s for me to know and you to never find out.

G: How would you describe your on-course style?

JK: Sporty, but girlie.

G: What’s your go-to SPF?

JK: SPF 50. And something that smells good.

G: Do you like to listen to music on the golf course?

JK: I do.

G: What did you have for breakfast today?

JK: Two cups of coffee. 

G: Do you drink coffee before tournament rounds?

JK: I do. The older I’ve gotten, the more I need it.

G: What do you think about over a short putt?

JK: Please Lord, make it. [Laughs]

Condensed and edited for clarity from the original Tee To Green vodcast on GOLF.com, which you can watch in its entirety at the top of this article.

Dylan Dethier

Dylan Dethier

Golf.com Editor

Dylan Dethier is a senior writer for GOLF Magazine/GOLF.com. The Williamstown, Mass. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Dethier is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in English, and he’s the author of 18 in America, which details the year he spent as an 18-year-old living from his car and playing a round of golf in every state.