Article 6M818 Nelly Korda wins 2024 Chevron Championship – as it happened

Nelly Korda wins 2024 Chevron Championship – as it happened

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Scott Murray
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  • Nelly Korda wins second major title
  • Korda becomes only third player in history to win five successive LPGA events
  • Official leader board

Henderson's tee shot into the par-three 7th lands a couple of feet short and snags in greenside rough. Korda makes it on, but having pulled her shot she's a long way from the flag. Korda putts first, and lags up to three feet; Henderson then gets a bit of a flyer out of the rough and her chip trundles six feet past. You'd think she's not got much wriggle room in terms of dropping any more shots; big putts coming up.

Another no-nonsense par for Im Jin-hee, still sitting just a couple off the lead on her major-championship debut. Real Ludvig-Aberg-at-the-Masters energy here. But Atthaya Thitikul isn't bringing her Sunday best at all. Having completed her third round this morning with three bogeys, she's made another three over the opening stretch of round four. Dropped strokes at 2, 3 and 5, with birdie at 4, and the young Thai sensation - who already has six top-ten finishes at the majors at the age of 21 - currently looks unlikely to better her tie for fourth here last year. Having started the day in the lead, she's now back in the pack at -6.

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