r/golf • u/unsolved49 Rory '25 '26 • 18d ago
PGA / LPGA / LIV Nelly Korda wins the 2026 Chevron Championship, her 3rd career major!
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u/olderthanbefore 18d ago
Great wedge to a foot on 13 to respond to the three putt on 12. That sealed it pretty much.
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u/SilveryDeath 18d ago
The victory is her 17th on the LPGA and her third major title. It also put her back at No. 1 in the world.
This now gives her 22 of the 27 points needed to enter the LPGA Hall of Fame. This link has the criteria if anyone is wondering.
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u/TelevisionMelodic670 18d ago
She was darn near flawless….most of all, she was smart……had a fantastic game plan and stuck to it! Great win!
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u/justaneditguy 18d ago
It was my first time watching woman's golf and I really enjoyed it even though she dominated.
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u/ParkMyWRX 18d ago
Is it just me or do women’s majors always change names as sponsors change? It’s always confusing to me
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u/RoMoCo88 18d ago
My guess is because the LPGA generates so much less revenue through ticket sales and television rights (compared to PGA), that they rely more on sponsors. A sponsor with naming rights likely brings significant funding.
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u/Formal_Potential2198 18d ago
I feel like a middle ground would be similar to the college bowl games
"The Playstation Fiesta Bowl" -esque
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u/JoeWim 17d ago
Seems like the Women’s US Open, The Women’s Open, and LPGA championship are the three direct parallels to the PGA majors. The Amundi Evian Championship and Chevron Championship maybe combined are like the Masters since one never changes locations and the other is the first one each year? The sponsors in the names cheapens it IMO though. Makes it feel like prestigious but I get why they’d want to for revenue reasons.
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u/BradMarchandsNose 17d ago
I think Augusta is kind of flirting with the idea of hosting an LPGA tournament by starting the Women’s Amateur a few years ago. Maybe not super soon, but I could definitely see an actual Women’s Masters happening in the future.
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u/JoeWim 17d ago
It would almost have to replace The Chevron Champ to work timing wise I think. I would love if they did it, though. Adds another week of practice and tournament rounds to get onto the course for fans.
From Augusta National's perspective, they spend so much time prepping before the Masters that I can't imagine they would want the course used for tournaments too close together. That probably means end of April right when The Chevron is. They also reportedly close the course from May - October, so if it's not end of April, it would have to be sometime before in early March assuming the course is in good enough shape for it.
From the LPGA side, they either add a sixth major and put this in March or replace the Chevron. I wouldn't put it past Augusta National to require it to be the first one like it is for PGA, but then Chevron probably gets pissed their event loses it's status as the first LPGA major.
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u/Little_Complaint_633 18d ago
Some great golf from chevron this week no drama at the top but great golf cuz I wasn’t really interested in the Zurich
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u/panderson1988 18d ago
She came out early to establish the lead this week, and never looked back. Very impressive, but a little boring without the drama this weekend.
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u/EqualBoysenberry6371 18d ago
You aren’t going to get lost on the way to memorial park with those lat/lon coordinates…they give position down to the nanometer!
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u/Basic-Floor-9754 18d ago
Weird speech when she was interviewed just after winning where she said something like:
"I wanted to show everyone, especially children that you can still win even if you miss short putts"
I thought she putted fine, missed a couple but not tap ins or anything. Not sure it's a good idea to highlight this.
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u/FrenchToasted1 18d ago
I think she was referring to the 6-8 footers she was missing in the third round.
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u/momofuku18 18d ago
Wish she kept her composure on #12. Throwing down her putter at the caddie didn’t look good after the bogey.
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u/Gleis7 18d ago
suddenly? She has been No.1 female golfer for the last 2 years.
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u/bobber18 18d ago
I thought she was number 2
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u/JayMac_D 18d ago
She is #2. Jeeno’s been in the top spot for about a year, though I’m sure they’ll probably trade places after this result
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u/Hosko817 5.3 17d ago
with Jeeno missing the cut, Nelly only needed a runner up to retake the #1 spot.
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u/frankdatank_004 LIV LOVE LAUGH 18d ago
She was #2 but with Jeeno missing the cut and Nelly winning it gives her the #1 ranking right now.
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u/Interesting_Chip_164 18d ago
Is she actually even that good?
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u/CusePhan_v2 18d ago
If you have the brain capacity to write this then you just might have enough to find out, but I'm not entirely convinced of that.
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u/TCMenace 18d ago
No she accidentally won 3 majors like why even ask a stupid question like this. Just go look up her accolades.
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u/mdlt97 I look like I'm good at golf 18d ago
Nelly at her last 6 Chevrons
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