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Sunday 3 May 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba
El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 May 2026 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/24°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/26°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/26°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/25°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 25 · 2.6 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
- Arpichaya Yubol THA · 275Solo second at 13 under after a closing 70; never got within range once Korda went out in 32 with an eagle on the 5th Nelly Korda Wins Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba for 18th Career Title, Back-to-Back Victories (LPGA)
125 started · cut +2, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba
El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Nelly Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com
3 May 2026
On my front nine, I had my A-game. On the back nine, I wasn’t playing bad. Just wasn’t hitting it close. And then I was cruising and then golf humbled me on the last hole.
LPGA.com
3 May 2026
It’s such an honor to have my name amongst so many legends.
LPGA.com
3 May 2026
With the wind kind of swirling every single day between the mangroves and not feeling it too much and knowing that the wind is up higher, you have to really trust your line.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Arpichaya Yubol | 70 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Yu Liu | 72 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Brianna Do | 66 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Maria José Marin | 71 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 71 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | 67 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Soo Bin Joo | 68 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Minji Kang | 74 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Erika Hara | 68 · 72 · 75 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Carolina Melgrati | 69 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Melanie Green | 66 · 70 · 73 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 3; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings No. 1 as stated by LPGA.com).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D 9.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD FI 6 S
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Stealth 2 15°, Fujikura Ventus Red 7 S
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Stealth 2 21°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 S
- Hybrid Ping G425 26°, Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 7 S
- Irons TaylorMade P770 5, AeroTech SteelFiber i80 CW
- Irons TaylorMade P7CB 6-PW, AeroTech SteelFiber i80 CW
- Wedge TaylorMade MG4 50°, AeroTech SteelFiber i95 CW
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM11 54°, AeroTech SteelFiber i95 CW
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design Prototype 58°, AeroTech SteelFiber i95 CW
- Putter TaylorMade NK Proto
- Ball TaylorMade TP5x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week