All it took was one tweet for Jessica Korda's dream to come true.
The 22-year-old golfer realized that she and her idol, Taylor Swift, were both going to be in Japan this week. So, with nothing to lose, Korda sent out this tweet:
Sooo, I'm in Japan, @taylorswift13 is in Japan... This needs to happen
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) May 4, 2015
To Korda's amazement, Swift responded:
@Thejessicakorda dude come to the show!! I'll get you tickets, I know a guy.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) May 4, 2015
@taylorswift13 Wednesday works for me if it works for you #isthisreallife?
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) May 4, 2015
Korda ended up going to the show and even got a picture with Swift:
1993 meets 1989 pic.twitter.com/sCGTYbWLVB
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) May 6, 2015
In one of her acts during the concert Swift used a golf club as a prop. Korda got this video, which was retweeted by Swift to her nearly 60 million followers:
Dude, that club twirl tho @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/NGzq0zY5fT
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) May 6, 2015
Thank you @taylorswift13 for the tickets! It was so great to meet you and you killed it!!! #WeAreOutOfTheWoods
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) May 6, 2015
Korda and Swift's friendship goes back a few years. In 2012, when Korda was getting her start on the LPGA tour, she attributed her composure during a win at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open to Swift's song "Enchanted." Swift heard about the shout-out and sent Korda a bouquet of flowers.
Over the years Korda has been known to tweet about her love of Swift's music:
I don't think I can start my 22 birthday in a better way :) #singitTaylor #Im22 @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/WTJvtaT0B0
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) February 27, 2015
>>Taylor Swift gave a fan $1,989 to pay her student loans and her reaction will make you cry: http://t.co/34gKGeClMT pic.twitter.com/sMycXLvrbo”
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) January 14, 2015
“@usweekly: Taylor Swift fully embraces her "crazy ex-girlfriend" @mpressel watch the video! http://t.co/oPNv7bKCLm pic.twitter.com/kQ7JAlN2T4”
— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) November 10, 2014