Nelly Korda regains No. 1 spot with Chevron Championship major win

Nbcwashington · Apr 26, 2026 · 724 words · By Doug Ferguson; The Associated Press

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“Nelly Korda won The Chevron Championship on Sunday with a performance worthy of her return to No. 1 in women's golf.”

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Wikipedia entries confirm that Nelly Korda has won the Chevron Championship multiple times, specifically mentioning victories at the 2024 and 2026 events, which supports the claim of her winning the championship.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Chevron Championship is the 55th Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, being held April 23–26, at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas. The tournament was in its fifth year with C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Chevron_Championship

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season sinc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Championship

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nelly Korda (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She is a three-time major winner, claiming victories at both the 2021 Women's PGA Championship and both …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_Korda

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“Staked to a five-shot lead at the start, Korda was efficient as ever and no one could get closer than four shots all afternoon at Memorial Park.”

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One web search result explicitly states: 'Holding a five-shot lead at the start of the final round, Korda was efficient as ever and no one could get closer than four shots all afternoon at Memorial Park.' This is corroborated by the context of another web search result mentioning the five-shot lead and the four-shot margin.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship was a women's professional golf tournament held in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it was played at Wilshire C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir_Hills_Seri_Pak_Championshi…

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“She closed with a 2-under 70 for a five-shot victory to capture the third major of her career.”

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The web search results mention Korda achieving a 'five-shot victory' and winning a 'third major,' but none of the provided evidence explicitly states she 'closed with a 2-under 70' or that this was her 'third major' in a verifiable, corroborating manner across multiple sources. The claim is supported by context but lacks direct, multi-source confirmation for the specific score details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Regina Korda (Czech: Kordová, born February 27, 1993) is a Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Korda

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in February 1998. Korda won …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Korda

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“The victory was her 17th on the LPGA and 21st worldwide, and it was enough for the 27-year-old American star to move back to the top of the women's world ranking for the first time since August.”

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One web search result directly quotes: 'The victory was her 17th on the LPGA and 21st worldwide, and it was enough for the 27-year-old American to move back to the top of the women’s world ranking for the first time since August.' This specific data point is corroborated by the context of another web search result mentioning the 17th LPGA win and returning to the top ranking.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 LPGA Tour was the 75th edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tourn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_LPGA_Tour

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Regina Korda (Czech: Kordová, born February 27, 1993) is a Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Korda

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“Korda not only won wire-to-wire, it was never really a contest.”

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Two separate web search results mention Korda winning 'wire-to-wire' and that 'it was never really a contest.' However, the evidence provided does not contain a second independent source confirming this specific narrative element.

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web search NEUTRAL — Korda turned professional in 2016 and won her first professional tournament at the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge the same year.Korda was then selected to represent the United States in the 2015 Juni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_Korda

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web search NEUTRAL — (AP) — A Lim Kim responded to a late charge by Nelly Korda with three birdies on her final four holes for a 5-under 67 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the LPGA season opener at the Hilton Grand Vacat…
https://www.lpga.com/news/2025/a-lim-kim-opens-lpga-season-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a 2-under 70 to win …
https://www.aol.com/articles/rose-sets-scoring-record-wire-2…

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“She hit 5-iron to 5 feet for birdie on her 16th hole of the opening round Thursday to take the lead and never trailed again.”

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Multiple web search results state that Korda 'hit 5-iron to 5 feet for birdie on her 16th hole of the opening round Thursday to take the lead and never trailed again.' This detail is consistently reported across the available web search snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Chevron Championship was the 53rd Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, held April 18–21 in Texas at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, a suburb north of Houston. In its third y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Chevron_Championship

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Annika, full name is The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, formerly the Pelican Women's Championship, is a women's professional golf tournament in Florida on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 20…
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“She celebrated in the best manner possible — a cannon ball into the 4 1/2-foot pool built to the right of the 18th green to keep with the tradition at this major that dates to 1988 when the winner jumped into Poppie's Pond at Mission Hills in the California desert.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the tradition of jumping into a body of water at the Chevron Championship, specifically mentioning 'Poppie’s Pond' and the tradition's history, corroborating the core elements of the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Chevron Championship, the first major on the LPGA schedule, has had a longstanding tradition of the winner jumping into a body of water nicknamed Poppie’s Pond next to the 18th green.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/lpgas-major-champions…

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the years, the tradition has evolved, with winners enthusiastically jumping into the pond with their trophies and loved ones. The tradition has continued to thrive even after the tournament shift…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-what-is-the-popp…

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web search NEUTRAL — It was the only LPGA major that didn’t move, and featured its fabled tradition of the winner jumping into Poppie’s Pond around the 18th green. The Chevron attempted to revive the tradition jumping int…
https://abitlavish.com/chevon-championship-moving-lpgas-firs…

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“Korda's lead was four shots after a tentative three-putt bogey on the 12th.”

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The web search results contain no evidence related to Korda's lead being established after a 'three-putt bogey on the 12th.' This claim appears to be derived from context not supported by the provided evidence.

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“She followed by hitting wedge to 2 feet on the 13th, and then hammered a 3-wood just short of the green on the par-5 14th for a simple up-and-down for her final birdie.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the specific sequence of shots described (wedge to 2 feet on 13th, 3-wood on 14th).

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“She joined Juli Inkster (1989) and Amy Alcott (1991), both at Nabisco Dinah Shore, as the only players in the last 50 years to win LPGA majors when leading by multiple shots after each round.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding Korda joining Inkster and Alcott in this specific historical context at Nabisco Dinah Shore.

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“She has played in the final group all five tournaments she has played this year, winning the season opener and the first major, finishing runner-up in the other three.”

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“Korda was playing it safe with a big lead, hitting to the fat of the green and settling for pars, along with another three-putt bogey.”

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“She finished at 18-under 270, one short of Pepper's record at Mission Hills.”

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“Korda made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole Friday, and didn't make another putt over 10 feet the rest of the week.”

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“Ruoning Yin (69) and Patty Tavatanakit (70) tied for second.”

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“Korda won $1.35 million for a victory that puts her back as the best in women's golf without any debate.”

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“She won seven times in 2024, including a record-tying five in a row she capped off with a victory at The Chevron when it was at Carlton Woods.”

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“This was the first time the LPGA's opening major was held at Memorial Park, a big golf course that had been redesigned for the Houston Open on the PGA Tour.”

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