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Lottie Woad shot a 64 to take an 11-under total and the second-round lead at the Evian Championship, while world No.1 Nelly Korda missed the cut for the first time since June 2024. Aki Iwai sits one behind at 10-under, with Mao Saigo and Haeran Ryu at 8-under; Charley Hull and Jeeno Thitikul are among those at six-under as several big names fail to advance.
Haeran Ryu rallied from a rough start to win the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, finishing 13-under 275 to edge Ina Yoon by two strokes. After opening with a 73 and entering the final round behind, she overcame a 10-plus-shot first-round deficit with a late surge and solid ball-striking on a windy, rain-delayed day. Brooke Henderson and Dewi Weber tied for third at 10-under; Allisen Corpuz, Auston Kim and Alison Lee tied for fifth; Nelly Korda finished T-8 as the tour eyes Evian and the Women's British Open next month.
Ina Yoon shot a 3-under 69 to extend her lead to five strokes at the Women’s PGA Championship, reaching 12-under through 36 holes after a record-tying 63 in the first round. Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, A Lin Kim and Hae Ran Ryu are tied for second, with Korda climbing to sixth. South Korea again dominates the top of the leaderboard as Yoon aims for her first LPGA Tour victory.
Nelly Korda held off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez to win the 81st U.S. Women's Open at Riviera by one stroke, narrowly surviving a nerve-wracking 18th-hole putt that nearly slid out. She shot 2-under 69 in the final round to finish 8-under 276, claiming a $2.5 million prize from a record purse and her second consecutive major, after a windy and competitive finale.
Nelly Korda posted the day’s low round with a 67 (-4) in Round 2 at Riviera, finishing with five birdies to move into the mix as Alison Lee and Ruoning Yin led at 4-under after 36 holes.
Michelle Wie West missed the cut at the U.S. Women's Open in Riviera, ending a brief comeback that began in May and likely signaling the end of her competitive career as she focuses on family and a pain-free game.
Patricia Duffy provides a full ranking of the 156-player field for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club, with world No. 1 Nelly Korda viewed as the clear favorite after winning the Chevron Championship and another late-season title. The list spans top contenders like Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin, Hyo-joo Kim, Hannah Green, Lydia Ko, Jin-Young Ko, Yuka Saso, Celine Boutier, and Minjee Lee, and includes many amateurs denoted with (a).
Nelly Korda shoots 68-67-67 to lead the Riviera Maya Open by three strokes into the final round, riding a hot season that includes a Chevron Championship win; she praises the Mayakoba crowds as supportive, and Arpichaya Yubol will be paired with her on Sunday.
Nelly Korda captured the Chevron Championship with an 18-under total, after opening with two 65s that gave her a 36-hole LPGA major record of 130. She held a five-stroke lead into Sunday and, despite a slower weekend, sealed the win with a final-par putt. The victory, her third major and second Chevron in three years, extends her LPGA tally to 17 and sets up a return to world No. 1. The win at Memorial Park also featured a post-round cannonball splash and drew a larger crowd as attendance improved through the weekend.
Nelly Korda started the Chevron Championship final round with a five‑shot lead, but there was about 82 minutes of no live TV coverage as streaming on Peacock began at 1:30 p.m. ET and NBC’s telecast followed at 2 p.m.; a win would move her to world No. 1 and give her a third major.
Nelly Korda closed with a 70 to win the Chevron Championship by five strokes at Memorial Park, reclaiming the women’s world No. 1 ranking for the first time since August and marking her 17th LPGA win (21st overall) as she led wire-to-wire in a dominant major performance.
Nelly Korda dominated The Chevron Championship at Memorial Park, winning by five strokes to capture her third major and return to the top of the women's world rankings with an 18-under 270, leading wire-to-wire while extending her standout season.
Nelly Korda reclaimed world No.1 after a dominant five-shot victory at the Chevron Championship in Houston, leapfrogging Jeeno Thitikul who missed the cut; she tied the event's 54-hole scoring record on Saturday and moved her majors tally to three as she led from the start with rounds of 65, 65, 70 and 70.
Nelly Korda maintained a five-shot lead into the final round of The Chevron Championship after a two-under 70, while Patty Tavatanakit carded a 69 and wowed with a sharp, free-flowing short game. Korda praised Tavatanakit’s exceptional up-and-downs and confidence around the greens, and Tavatanakit emphasized playing with freedom and accepting occasional bogeys as part of pursuing a second Chevron title in Sunday’s finale.
Nelly Korda stretched her lead to five at 16-under after posting 70 at Memorial Park, equalling the Chevron Championship’s 54-hole scoring record (200) and setting up a final-round bid for a second Chevron title; if she wins, she would move to world No. 1 as Thitikul missed the cut. Patty Tavatanakit narrowed the gap to five with a 69 (11-under), while Pauline Bouchard and Yin Ruoning sit a shot behind at 10-under after Yin shot a bogey-free 66, in the first women’s major of 2026.