SHIGA, Japan — Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA participant of the yr on Sunday when it turned mathematically inconceivable for anybody to catch her within the points-based competitors.
Korda needed to skip two tournaments in the course of the Asia swing due to a minor neck harm that restricted her follow. Ayaka Furue of Japan would have needed to win the remainder of the LPGA occasions to catch Korda. Furue tied for tenth within the Toto Japan Basic.
Korda gained six occasions this yr, together with a significant championship. She gained 5 straight tournaments earlier within the season to tie the LPGA document.
This marks the second straight yr an American participant has gained the largest LPGA award. Lilia Vu gained the award in 2023 on the power of two majors. The final time Individuals gained LPGA participant of the yr in successive years was Betsy King in 1993 and Beth Daniel in 1994.
Korda, the No. 1 participant within the girls’s world rating, nonetheless has two tournaments left as she tries to win the Race to CME Globe, which is determined within the season finale Nov. 21-24.
