World primary Nelly Korda received her first US Ladies’s Open title, pipping England’s Charley Hull to victory by a single shot.
American Korda made a vital birdie on the seventeenth gap as she posted a two-under-par 69 to complete eight underneath on the Riviera Nation Membership in Los Angeles.
It’s the fourth main win of the 27-year-old’s profession and her second consecutive victory of the season, having reclaimed the Chevron Championship title in April.
Hull, who was seven strokes behind on the midway mark, adopted her third-round 65 with a four-under-par 67 within the fourth to equal the bottom 36-hole complete in US Ladies’s Open historical past, however completed seven underneath.
She has now positioned as runner-up at a significant 5 occasions in her profession: 4 occasions for the reason that begin of 2023 and twice in her previous three tournaments.
Hull was tied alongside Mexico’s Gaby Lopez in second, with South Korea’s In-Gee Chun a shot additional again and Sei-Younger Kim – stage with Korda on the high of the leaderboard after three rounds – 5 underneath.
“It is simply irritating,” mentioned Hull. “One other second place. It is fairly annoying, however I performed nicely the final day.
“Clearly missed a few putts on the again 9, however it was fairly windy and I hit the ball improbable, so truthful play to Nelly Korda for back-to-back wins.”
Korda secured the win with a 34-inch par putt on the 18th gap, with the ball circling across the again lip earlier than dropping in.
“It is only a dream to win right here,” mentioned Korda. “The golf course holds a lot historical past and to have my identify alongside so many nice champions is a dream come true.”
