Nelly Korda produced a dominant wire-to-wire victory at The Chevron Championship at Memorial Park Golf Course on Sunday to claim her third major title, beating Ruoning Yin and Patty Tavatanakit by five shots.
The 27-year-old was imperious throughout all four rounds, as she advanced to finish the week at 18-under par, and will now overtake Jeeno Thitikul at the top of the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings.
Such was her dominance, Korda had equalled the record-low 54-hole score coming into Sunday’s final round, leading the field by five shots.
She started strongly, going two-under through her first three holes, as Yin and Tavatanakit attempted to cut into the American’s lead.
Korda appeared to be battling with her putting coming into the weekend, with the American admitting that she had returned to the practice green following her third round to work on her short game.
The same issues appeared to present themselves on Sunday, with Korda missing a birdie putt on the second hole and again on the par five eighth.
She would two-putt on the par four 12th, making a bogey, giving Yin and Patty Tavatanakit a glimmer of hope.
But the unflappable Korda showed her composure, bouncing back with a pair of birdies on the 13th and 14th, before making another bogey on the 17th.
Despite that, Korda was resolute, draining a long par putt on the 18th hole to claim victory.
It is her second victory on the LPGA Tour this season, with Korda having enjoyed an excellent start to 2026, claiming victory at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in January.
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