Nelly Korda continued her excellent season, winning her fourth event and second major this season at the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally. She defeated England’s Charley Hull and Mexico’s Gaby Lopez by one shot to win her fourth career major title.
Korda entered the final round tied for the lead with Korea’s Sei Young Kim. In Gee Chun and Jennifer Kupcho trailed the co-leaders by one shot, with Nasa Hataoka, Gaby Lopez and Ruoning Yin trailing by two.
The tournament was up for grabs after both Korda and Kim shot a front nine of 34 (-1). Hull charged up the leaderboard after a front nine of 32 (-3), including an eagle on the par-5 1st, and a near ace on the par-3 6th. With a packed leaderboard on the back nine, players such as Chun and Hull had opportunities to pull away but made multiple bogeys to prevent a lead.
Korda was steady all day with her only bogey coming on the par-4 7th. She remained near the top of the leaderboard. After filling her scorecard with pars on the back nine, Korda matched Hull with a birdie on the 17th hole to pull in front by one. After being on the green in regulation on the 18th, she left her birdie attempt 2’ 10” short; her around-the-world lip-in had everyone holding their breath, but she did it.
Korda was overjoyed after winning the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time.
“I feel like I’m in a dream. Gosh, I just can’t even explain how much this means to me. Thank you all for coming out and cheering me on. It really brings tears to my eyes,” she said.
With her win, Korda now has two chances to complete the Career Grand Slam later this season at the Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women’s Open. She also earned $2.4 million in prize money and 650 points in the season-long competition Race to CME Globe. Korda extended her lead to more than 1,000 points over the rest of the field.
Kiara Romero was the low amateur in the field this week, with an impressive T6 finish. She defeated other big name amateurs including 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner, Maria José Marin, and top-ranked junior Asterisk Talley. She also beat her sister, Kaleiya, who plays on the Epson Tour.
Romero was pleased with her performance playing on a difficult course this week.
“I feel like I’m just really proud of myself after the week that I just had. Definitely wasn’t easy. This course played unbelievably hard and took a lot of brain power out there for sure. I’m just really proud of how my game has grown these past few years,” she said.
Still searching for her first career major, Jeeno Thitikul finished at T28 this week. She will have another chance for her first major at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club later this month.
Lydia Ko did not complete the two records she set out for this week of the Career Grand Slam and the LPGA all-time money list. She missed the cut after rounds of 74-73.
The LPGA Tour will be back in action next week at the 2026 Dow Championship at Midland Country Club in Michigan. The tournament features a team format. Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee will look to defend their title after their win last year.
