Nelly Korda becomes first LPGA pro to win three titles in a row since 2016
World No.1 Nelly Korda continues her golden run with three straight wins on the LPGA Tour.
Nelly Korda has become the first player since Ariya Jutanugarn in 2016 to win three straight titles on the LPGA Tour following victory at the Ford Championship.
Korda, 25, closed with a flawless 7-under 65 to finish the week on 20-under par and two strokes clear of Hira Naveed.
It marked her 11th win on the LPGA Tour.
.@NellyKorda is No. 1 for a reason
Nelly birdies for the solo lead with just two holes left to go pic.twitter.com/WimuZPK0Pf
— LPGA (@LPGA) March 31, 2024
The win also makes it a consecutive hat-trick for Korda having also won the LPGA Drive On Championship on 28 January and the Fir Hills Seri Park Championship on 24 March.
"To win three in a row is just a dream come true," said Korda.
That matches a feat last set by Jutanugarn who won three straight events on the LPGA Tour in 2016.
Jutanugarn won the Yokohama Tire LPGA Clasic, Kingsmill Championship and LPGA Volvik Championship that season.
.@NellyKorda is on a run for the ages.
On her way to winning her third tournament start in a row, she hit 77% of fairways and 79% of greens to secure the victory. #Qi10Driver #TeamTaylorMade pic.twitter.com/wRAHbULCNK
— TaylorMadeGolfEurope (@TaylorMadeTour) April 1, 2024
Prior to that, Inbee Park achieved the feat in 2013 and so did Lorena Ochoa in 2008.
Korda will need to keep her foot on the gas to achieve the outright LPGA Tour record of consecutive wins as the current record is five.
That was set by Nancy Lopez in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam in 2005.
Scottie Scheffler was bidding to emulate the feat of Korda but the World No.1 came up one shot shy of victory at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
Scheffler missed a short five-foot birdie putt on the 18th to finish one shot behind Germany's Stephan Jaeger.
The American was bidding to become the first player to win three straight titles on the PGA Tour since Dustin Johnson in 2017.
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