Americas Open, final rankings
-14 N Korda (USA); -13 H Green (Aus); -10 G Ruffels (Aus), A Jutanugarn (Tha), C Wannasaen (Tha), J Kupcho (US)
Selected: -4 C Hull (English), Level G Hall (English)
Nelly Korda achieved her sixth victory in seven tournaments on Sunday by winning the Mizuho Americas Open.
The 25-year-old’s level-par 71 saw her win on 14 under, one shot ahead of Australia’s Hannah Green at the Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City.
Korda started the final day with a two-shot lead, but had three bogeys and one birdie on the front nine to move into a tie with Green at the halfway point.
After matching each other all the way, it was the Australian who blinked first, missing a par putt on the 18th that would have forced a play-off.
The victory means American Korda bounced back at the first opportunity after her winning streak of five came to an end at last week’s Cognizant Founders Cup.
The world number one was part of last month’s Chevron Championship, the first major of the season.
It was Korda’s 14th LPGA Tour victory, as she became the first American to win six or more times in a season since Beth Daniel won seven times in 1990. American legend Mickey Wright holds the record with 13 victories in 1963.
Korda will next turn her attention to the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, which begins May 30.
