Tag: LPGA
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Nelly Korda earns first LPGA Player of the Year title with three events remaining
Nelly Korda’s season isn’t over yet, but the LPGA announced Monday the World No. 1 has already clinched the Rolex Player of the Year award. Korda’s historic season, which included six victories in her first eight starts to 2024, makes her the 27th different player to win the award since its inception in 1966. The Player…
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Lexi Thompson, 29, announces retirement at end of 2024 season
LANCASTER, Pa. — Lexi Thompson’s history with the U.S. Women’s Open began as a prodigious 12-year-old when she became the youngest to ever compete in the championship in 2007. Though she’s never won this event, it seems fitting that she makes a big life announcement at this event. In the lead-up to the 79th U.S.…
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How Nelly Korda’s streak of five consecutive LPGA wins ranks in the history of golf
Nelly Korda joined rarified air on Sunday at the 2024 Chevron Championship when she collected her fifth consecutive LPGA title. Only two women have ever accomplished the feat (Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez) and three men (Byron Nelson, Tiger Woods and Ben Hogan). Korda became the first player currently ranked No. 1 to win an LPGA…
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Nelly Korda wins third straight LPGA start at 2024 Ford Championship
GILBERT, Ariz. — Nelly Korda’s last win was seven days ago. Lexi Thompson’s winless streak spanned 1,696 days. Korda was looking for a third win in her last three starts. Thompson was seeking to snap a winless streak of 77 tournaments, dating back to June 2019. Thompson’s drought will continue for at least two more weeks,…