THE WOODLANDS, Texas — With a leap and a splash, Nelly Korda cemented one of the great runs in LPGA history. After winning the Chevron Championship Sunday with a final-round 69, she continued the tradition of jumping into the pond next to Carlton Woods’ 18th green. Korda’s two-stroke victory over Maja Stark makes her one of three in LPGA history to win five-straight starts, joining Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05).
“It’s an amazing feeling because all the hard work and the doubt that I had in my head from 2021,” said Korda, who shot 13-under-par 275 total. “I worked through it, and it’s been an amazing feeling these past couple weeks knowing that I can go on this stretch and that if I stay in my bubble and I keep golf in a sense simple and let it flow, then I can have so, so much fun out here. It’s just been an amazing time.
“To get five in a row, and my lucky number is 13, and for me to get it here in Houston and it to be a major feels even better.”
Sunday’s quest to history began early, with the 25-year-old American restarting her third round at 7 a.m., needing to finish six holes from a weather-delayed third round. Korda played them at even par, finishing at 10 under and a stroke off the lead.
