Chevron Championship: Nelly Korda matches LPGA record with victory in Texas
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Korda celebrated by jumping in the water after her final round, which included five birdies and two bogeys
Chevron Championship final leaderboard |
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-13 N Korda (US); -11 M Stark (Swe); -10 L Coughlin (US), B Henderson (Can); -9 HR Ryu (Kor) |
Selected others: -1 L Woad (Eng), G Hall (Eng), C Hull (Eng); E S Meadow (NI); +3 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng); +4 G Dryburgh (Sco) |
Nelly Korda equalled an LPGA record by winning her fifth tournament in a row as she claimed the first women's major of the year at the Chevron Championship.
The American, 25, started the final round one shot behind Ryu Hae-ran.
Her three-under 69 on a gusty day in Texas saw her finish on 13 under to win her second major by two shots.
Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) are the only other players to have won five consecutive LPGA events.
World number one Korda finished in style too, with a birdie on the last hole, and said: "That felt like the longest back nine of my entire life.
"It was a little bit of a grind on the back nine, but I'm happy to get the win.
"I was definitely starting to feel it on the back nine, just the nerves setting in. It's a major. It's everything that I've always wanted as a little girl, to lift that major trophy.
"As I said, I can finally breathe now and just enjoy the moment because I was definitely really nervous. I feel sick to my stomach."
A late surge from Sweden's Maja Stark helped her finish second on 11 under, while American Lauren Coughlin - who shot the best round of the day with a four-under 68 - ending joint third on 10 under alongside Canada's Brooke Henderson.
Ryu's round of 74 meant she finished fifth.
English trio Georgia Hall, Charley Hull and Lottie Woad - who won the Augusta National Women's Amateur earlier this month - all ended the tournament with a share of 23rd place, on one under.
Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow was a shot further back.