L’ex-N.1 mondiale de 27 ans a remporté le tournoi pour la deuxième fois après 2024. Elle s’était déjà imposée en 2021 lors du PGA Championship féminin.
Yoon Ina tied for fourth place at the Chevron Championship in Houston, her first career top-10 finish at an LPGA major. The LPGA sophomore finished at 12-under 276, six strokes behind champion Nelly Korda of the United States. Kim Hyo-joo finished sixth at seven-under 281. Korda claimed her third career major title, continuing her dominant 2026 season.
Nelly Korda won the Chevron Championship wire-to-wire with a five-shot victory, her third major title. The 27-year-old American closed with a two-under 70 to win by five shots at Memorial Park, capturing her 17th LPGA and 21st worldwide victory, returning to world No. 1 for the first time since August.
Nelly Korda reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking after winning the LPGA Chevron Championship by five strokes, her second title at the event in three years. The American equaled the tournament's 54-hole scoring record but finished two shots shy of the overall record at 20 under par. She now has three major championships, having also won the Women's PGA Championship in 2021.
World number two Nelly Korda shot a 70 on Saturday to tie the LPGA Chevron Championship's 54-hole scoring record at 16 under par, taking a five-shot lead into the final round in Houston. The 27-year-old American is seeking her second Chevron title in three seasons, which would elevate her to world number one after leader Jeeno Thitikul missed the cut.
Nelly Korda continued her dominant start at the Chevron Championship, shooting a second consecutive seven-under 65 to build a six-shot lead at 14 under par. The American, aiming for her third major title and first defense of this event, carded five birdies on the back nine at Houston's Memorial Park Golf Course. Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit sits in second place at eight under.
South Korea's Yoon Ina fired a four-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys to climb into a tie for third place at seven-under 137 after the second round of the Chevron Championship in Houston. The LPGA rookie trails leaders Nelly Korda (USA) and Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit by two strokes. Yoon credited her improved form to focusing on process over results since last week.
American Nelly Korda shot a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Chevron Championship at Houston's Memorial Park Golf Course. The two-time major winner and defending champion looked back to her best form, with England's Mimi Rhodes carding a 69 to sit four shots back in her tournament debut.
Lee So-mi fired a 5-under 67 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston to sit tied for second place at the Chevron Championship, the first major of the 2026 LPGA season. World No. 2 Nelly Korda of the U.S. leads at 7-under. Three South Korean players — amateur Yang Yun-seo, Yoon Ina, and Im Jin-hee — are among 10 players tied for eighth at 3-under.
Australian Hannah Green secured her fourth victory of 2026 by winning the JM Eagle LA Championship in a playoff, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Kim Sei-young and Im Jin-hee at 17-under par. Green trailed by six shots mid-tournament but rallied to win at El Caballero for the third time in four years. The tournament prize money was increased by $1m to $4.75m during the event.
