Nelly Korda’s dominant Chevron week gives her 3 majors and World No. 1, and it all ended with a joyous cannonball
Korda has only finished behind two players this year. She won the Chevron Championship by five shots to collect her second win this year and third major, title
HOUSTON — The only drama Nelly Korda faced Sunday at the Chevron Championship was whether she was going to jump or wade into the small, temporary pool next to the 18th hole at Memorial Park Golf Course. After winning her third major by five shots in wire-to-wire fashion, Korda went with a cannonball, just like she did into the pond at the Club at Carlton Woods when she won this same major two years ago. Korda shot a final-round two-under 70 and won in wire-to-wire fashion to collect $1.
35 million from the $9-million purse. She’s won all 17 of her LPGA events with the same team, a rarity in golf. She made the plunge her caddie Jason McDede, her sister, Jessica, her young nephew Greyson—who wasn’t a fan and cried—her physio Kim Baughman and her manager, Chris Mullhaupt.
It’s been 26 years since an American woman has won three majors. Meg Mallon was the last to reach that number in 2000. She went on to win four when she captured the 2004 U.
S. Women’s Open. “[Majors] are the reason why I started playing this game,” Korda said.
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