For the second time in her golf career, Nelly Korda of Bradenton, Florida is a major champion. On Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas, Korda shot a four round score of -13 to win the 2024 Chevron Championship. Korda’s other major title came at the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship.
At the Chevron Championship over the last four days, Korda beat Maja Stark of Sweden by two strokes. Stark had a four round score of -11. Then in third place and three strokes back were two-time major champion Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada and Lauren Coughlin of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Henderson won the 2016 Women’s PGA Championship and the 2022 Evian Championship.
In round one, Korda had six birdies and two bogeys for an opening round score of four-under-par 68. She birdied the fourth, sixth, eighth, ninth, 14th, and 17th holes, and bogeyed the second and 10th holes. In round two, Korda had six birdies, one bogeys, and one double bogey for a Friday score of three-under-par 69. She birdied the second, fourth, eighth, ninth, 13th, 18th holes, double bogeyed the first hole, and bogeyed the seventh hole. In round three, Korda had three birdies and zero bogeys for her second straight day posting a score of -3. She birdied the first, fifth, and eighth holes. Then in the fourth round, Korda had five birdies and two bogeys for her third straight day scoring a 69. She birdied the third, fourth, eighth, 10th and 18th holes, and bogeyed the 11th and 15th holes.
Korda is not the first golfer to record a double bogey score and win a major title in recent memory. It also happened to Scottie Scheffler at the 2022 Masters and Jon Rahm at the 2023 Masters.
This is Korda’s fifth title in 2024. She previously won the 2024 LPGA Drive on Championship in Bradenton on January 28, the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship in Los Angeles, California on March 24, the Ford Championship in Gilbert, Arizona on March 31, and the T-Mobile Match Play Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 7.
