2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Nelly Korda wins at Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course)
Nelly Korda won the 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Johns Creek, Georgia, United States with 269 (−19), by 3 strokes over Lizette Salas.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the KPMG Women's PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- June 24, 2021 to June 27, 2021
- Course
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Johns Creek, Georgia, United States
- Edition
- 67th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,740 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 70 (cut at 146)
- Purse
- $4,500,000 · winner's share $675,000
- Champion
- Nelly Korda · age 22 · United States · born Bradenton, Florida, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- World ranking
- No. 3 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 70-63-68-68 = 269 (−19) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Lizette Salas (272)
- 54-hole leader
- Nelly Korda, Lizette Salas
- Caddie
- Jason McDede
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 70 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas | 272 |
What happened at the 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Tied with Lizette Salas and five clear of the field entering the final round, Korda hit an iron into the par-5 12th to 8 feet for her second eagle of the day while Salas bogeyed, opening a four-shot lead.
Korda found water at the par-3 15th for a double bogey but played the last three holes in even par to win by three at 19-under 269, tying the championship record to par.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's KPMG Women's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Sources
- kpmgwomenspgachampionship.com: kpmg womens pga championship winners
- thegolfnewsnet.com: kpmg womens pga championship history results and past…
- Wikipedia: 2021 Women's PGA Championship
- Wikipedia: Women's PGA Championship
- Wikipedia: Women's major golf championships
- Wikipedia: Nelly Korda
- si.com: nelly korda wins kpmg womens pga championship no 1 ranking
- womenandgolf.com: korda on top of the world after kpmg womens pga win