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Sunday 1 February 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 29 January to Sunday 1 February 2026 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 16 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,100,000 USD · Hilton Grand Vacations · weather: play suspended Saturday evening; event shortened to 54 holes, third round completed Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/0°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/5°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/2°C · wind 33 km/h WNW, gusts 68 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R47°/-5°C · wind 30 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Amy Yang KOR · 206Finished her weather-delayed third round Sunday with a 69, three behind once the event was cut to 54 holes Nelly Korda Collects 16th Career Title at Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (LPGA)
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Same week
LPGA event
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com
1 February 2026
To play the golf that I played yesterday was – I think that's one of my best rounds that I've ever played in my entire life.
LPGA.com
1 February 2026
I'm just super proud of Jason (McDede, her caddie) and I yesterday for how we fought those conditions.
LPGA.com
1 February 2026
I wish we played the fourth round, but I think I did really well last three rounds.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 71 · 64 | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Amy Yang | 68 · 69 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| 3 | Brooke Henderson | 73 · 70 · 66 | 209 | −7 |
| 4 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 67 · 74 | 210 | −6 |
| T5 | Miyu Yamashita | 74 · 69 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T5 | Youmin Hwang | 71 · 67 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
| T7 | Jeeno Thitikul | 67 · 72 · 73 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Lottie Woad | 67 · 69 · 76 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Rose Zhang | 70 · 73 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Somi Lee | 69 · 74 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Haeran Ryu | 73 · 69 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Ayaka Furue | 74 · 66 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | A Lim Kim | 69 · 69 · 75 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Nasa Hataoka | 66 · 71 · 76 | 213 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings No. 2 as stated by LPGA.com).
What’s in the bag
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