"She played great, and there's nothing I could have done differently to change her game plan, and that says a lot about her," Salas said. Two holes later, she was four shots behind against a player who was not about to let Salas back in the game. Salas had a 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th to tie for the lead. Even after he eagle on the fifth, Salas bounced back with a tee shot on the reachable par-4 sixth that set up birdie to close the gap to one shot.īut it all turned so quickly. Korda took the lead for good with a birdie on the third hole. They started the final round tied for the lead, five clear of anyone else, and it was up for grabs until the pivotal 12th hole. Salas, who felt a burden lifted this week when she opened up about emotional struggles exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, closed with a 71 and made Korda work for it. "We're always just striving to achieve more, and for our family just to back each other through every situation. "You don't realize it until someone really talks about it because we're always so in the zone," Korda said of the family success. Their father is Petr Korda, who won the Australian Open in tennis in 1998. Their younger brother, Sebastian, is at Wimbledon this week as the 50th-ranked player in men's tennis and has a chance to join them in Tokyo for the Olympics. The Korda sisters each have six LPGA victories. It was a big celebration for one of the top sporting families in the world. She easily held down the fourth American spot for the Olympics in Japan.
Jessica finished much earlier - they shared a hug as Nelly was teeing off and Jessica was making the turn - though the older sibling had another reason to celebrate. Korda's older sister, Jessica, was among the first to embrace her on the 18th green as the emotions began to emerge. 14 to stretch her lead to five shots with four holes to play, only to end 49 consecutive holes without a bogey by hitting into the water on the par-3 15th for a double bogey.īut she steadied herself with a pair of pars and played it conservatively down the par-5 closing hole over water. "The good thing is I was committed to that shot. "That was my favorite wedge, too," Salas said. That turned into a three-shot swing when Salas - who spent the weekend hitting hybrids on holes that Korda had short irons - hit wedge over the green into a bunker and made bogey. Korda seized control with a 6-iron she caught heavy enough to worry it might not clear the pond on the par-5 12th and was relieved when it rolled out to 8 feet for eagle. Her only mistake came when it didn't matter. 1 in the women's world ranking since Stacy Lewis in 2014. Korda won for the second straight week - her third LPGA title this year - and it was enough to become the first American at No. I'm still in shock."Īt 19-under 269, she tied the Women's PGA record to par last matched by Inbee Park at Westchester Country Club in 2015. I think it's had everything," Korda said. "The past few days, the battle with Lizette, it's been a lot of fun. The final stroke was a 15-foot par putt for a 4-under 68 and a three-shot victory over Salas. She seized control by using her length from that graceful swing, leaving her a 6-iron into the par-5 12th hole that narrowly cleared the water and set up an 8-foot eagle putt. Korda nearly holed out with a 7-wood from 243 yards for a tap-in eagle. Korda powered her way to a pair of eagles that wore down Lizette Salas at Atlanta Athletic Club and put an American atop the world ranking for the first time in seven years. Just like her performance Sunday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. With one round, she became a major champion for the first time and reached No. That was followed by the spray of champagne on the 18th green to celebrate a day that will be hard for her to top even at age 22. First came the tears when Nelly Korda hugged her older sister and didn't want to let go. Nelly Korda wins first major title at Women's PGA, earns No.
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