Nellie Korda Takes Women's PGA, First American World No. 1 Since 2014
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A terrific performance by Nellie Korda to win the KPMG Women’s PGA for reasons other than being just 22:
It comes just weeks after a bad missed cut in the U.S. Women’s Open
Arguably too fast of a golfer at times, she dueled with Lizette Salas, a wonderful player and amazing story, but a very slow one.
Beth Ann Nichols’ Golfweek story filed from Atlanta Athletic Club included this:
At 22, Nelly came into the KPMG Women’s PGA, her 26th major start, the undisputed best player on the LPGA without a major. By week’s end, kids lined the barricades that led from the 18th green up to the clubhouse shouting her name.
On a sweltering Sunday, Nelly fulfilled the promise she’d shown from a young age, becoming the first American to rise to No. 1 in the world since Stacy Lewis in 2014, ending a drought that stretched 2,678 days. She also became the first American to win an LPGA major since 2018, when Angela Stanford won the Evian Championship.
“I’ve put in a lot of work and to finally get a win,” she later said on the 18th green, “or two wins under my belt, or three wins, sorry.”
