'A dream': Korda wins coveted U.S. Women's Open
Key takeaways
- Women's Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in.
- The top-ranked Korda put her hand over her open mouth in disbelief before finally laughing at the frightening way she had finished a victory that emphasized her dominance of the sport.
- "I feel like I'm in a dream," Korda told the gallery.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
LOS ANGELES -- Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women's Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in.
Korda's first U.S. Open win is the fourth major victory of her career, and she claimed it with a steady 2-under 69 in the final round -- but only after her second putt on the 18th green caught the left edge and toured half the circumference of the hole before falling.
The top-ranked Korda put her hand over her open mouth in disbelief before finally laughing at the frightening way she had finished a victory that emphasized her dominance of the sport. She finished at 8-under 276 after sharing the lead with multiple competitors throughout the windy finale of the first Women's Open ever held at 100-year-old Riviera.