Nelly Korda continues her red-hot 2026, winning the Riviera Maya Open just one week after her Chevron Championship victory, proving a refreshed mindset is paying off.
The only drama Nelly Korda faced on the final day at the Chevron Championship was whether she was going to jump or wade into the small, temporary pool next to the 18th hole at Memorial Park Golf Course.
Korda fired a seven-under 65 in an afternoon group on the opening day of the Chevron Championship to put herself atop the leaderboard. She leads by two shots over Somi Lee and Patty Tavatanakit; Cassie Porter’s two-under 70 sees her as the best-placed Australian.
After winning a major, Maja Stark faced unexpected mental challenges. Now, she’s opening up on anxiety, rebuilding her game and finding her way back at the Chevron Championship.
Players have the option to jump in or not, but it’s certainly something that fans and viewers have come to expect from the winner since Amy Alcott spontaneously first took the plunge into Poppie’s Pond at the 1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore in the California desert.
Korda’s two-stroke victory over Maja Stark makes her one of three in LPGA history to win five straight starts, joining Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-2005).
Any amateur playing in a major is going to remember the experience for the rest of their lives. But Jasmine Koo is going to remember one shot from the Chevron Championship for a very unexpected reason: she got one of the luckiest bounces you’ll ever see on the 72nd hole.
Playing on her 24th birthday, Ruffels shot a three-under-par 69 at the Country Club of Carlton Woods in Texas to be in a share of fifth position, three shots behind the leader, American Lauren Coughlin.
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