KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2021, Highlands Course, Atlanta: 24-27 June
Nelly Korda takes home major trophy and rises to World #1
From Golf Channel, by Brentley Romine:
Nelly Korda turned a two-player race into a runaway as she won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship by three shots to capture her first major-championship title...
Korda and Salas entered Sunday’s final round five shots clear of the field at 15 under, but Korda found herself two ahead after nearly making an albatross at the par-5 fifth hole. After her second eagle of the day, at the par-5 12th hole, which signaled a three-shot swing between Korda and Salas, and a birdie at the par-4 14th, Korda led by five shots. Not even a water ball off the tee and double bogey at the par-3 15th... Read more
From Golfweek, by Todd Kelly:
For the first time in nearly three years, an American has won an LPGA major championship.
Nelly Korda has ended an 0-for-11 U.S. drought by winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club on Sunday.
Korda, 22, and Lizette Salas, 31, started the final round at 15 under, five shots clear of the field after 54 holes, setting the stage for one of them to break through. Read more
From LA Times, by Doug Ferguson:
Nelly Korda powered her way to her first major championship Sunday with a performance worthy of her new status as the No. 1 player in women’s golf.
Korda nearly holed out with a seven-wood from 243 yards for a tap-in eagle, and the 22-year-old American seized control by using her length from that graceful swing for another eagle that sent her on her way to victory in KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
She finished with a 15-foot par putt for a four-under 68, giving her a three-shot victory... Read more
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