In her three years travelling to Australia, Jessica Korda has probably answered more questions about her father than her own golf career.

That’s par for the course when you’re the daughter of 1998 Australian Open tennis champion Petr Korda, he of the famous scissor-kick victory celebration.

Since she first appeared Down Under for the 2012 ALPG Tour, winning that year’s Australian Women’s Open, questions about her famous father have always popped up.

But 20-year-old American Korda heads into this week’s Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast with a gathering reputation of her own on the world golf stage.

After making 21 cuts from 21 events on the US LPGA Tour in 2013, Korda claimed victory in the tour’s season-opening Bahamas Classic last month and she’s now ranked world No.24.

Despite the continued focus on her father, Korda said she enjoys trips to Australia, which holds a special place in both family members’ hearts.

“Every time I come to Australia,” Korda said when asked if her father’s career continues to follow her around.

“It’s starting to slowly wear off but if I’m here it’s nice to talk about him.”

At least Korda no longer has her father as her caddy as she did during her amateur career, with Petr now carrying the bag for younger sister Nelly.

But dad is still helping out, initiating a switch to lighter shafts in her irons late last year which Korda feels made a big difference in her victory in the Caribbean.

“He tried it on Nelly first which is a nice change because he normally tries things on me first,” Korda said.

“Huge (difference), especially on my body. I didn’t have to be taped up and I wasn’t so tired after each round … definitely the consistency in my body has changed a lot.”