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Sunday 26 April 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins Chevron Championship
Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 2026 · Nelly Korda’s win no. 17 on the LPGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Chevron
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/22°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 37 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle
- Colgate-Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational
- Nabisco Dinah Shore
- Nabisco Championship
- Kraft Nabisco Championship
- ANA Inspiration
- Chevron Championship
1972–2026 in our record, 55 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Patty Tavatanakit THA · 275Second after 36 and 54 holes but never closed within five of Korda's lead on the weekend; closed with 70. 2026 Chevron Championship (Wikipedia)
- Ruoning Yin CHN · 275Came from 71 in round one with 66-69 on the weekend to share second, five back. The Chevron Championship 2026 leaderboard (ESPN)
132 started · cut +2, 72 made it
Same week
Women's major
Chevron Championship
Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Patty Tavatanakit, Ruoning Yin
From the papers
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
26 April 2026
I mean, that putt that I left myself on 17 today I would've never left myself that. I would've hit a 7-iron controlled and tried to go for that.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
26 April 2026
My opinion is if you kill a tradition it's going to be gone forever.
ASAP Sports (quick quotes transcript)
26 April 2026
I was really far away from a perfection this week. To be able to finish second, it proves I don't need to be perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelly Korda | 65 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Patty Tavatanakit | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Ruoning Yin | 71 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Ina Yoon | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Yan Liu | 68 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Hyo Joo Kim | 70 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Hannah Green | 73 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Lottie Woad | 73 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Ryann O'Toole | 69 · 68 · 74 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Charley Hull | 72 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Angel Yin | 77 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-28, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-04-20 (published by LPGA.com), row: 2 ‐‐ ‐‐ Korda, Nelly ‐ 5394 USA 34 312.0273 8.9151).
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