Nelly Korda made 5 consecutive birdies on the again 9 Sunday to win her seventh LPGA occasion of the yr.
Korda, who began the ultimate spherical at The Annika trailing Charley Hull, was 2 over on the day by 10 holes at Pelican Golf Membership, two off the tempo. She then birdied Nos. 11-15 to create a two-shot benefit with three holes to play.
Korda parred in for a 3-under 67 and a three-shot triumph at minus-14.
Hull (71), Jin Hee Im (68) and WeiWei Zhang (70) tied for second. Rose Zhang (67) and Linn Grant (66) tied for fifth.
Korda’s newest victory got here in her first begin in almost two months after she missed the total Asia swing due to a minor neck damage.
Her final-round flourish marked her second straight day rallying from a sluggish begin. Korda started the third spherical with two bogeys over her first 4 holes and fell six photographs again of Hull earlier than making six birdies to trim her in a single day deficit to 1.
Sunday, she had three bogeys and a birdie over her first eight holes earlier than streaking previous Hull and Co. on the inward half.
“I imply, you must have felt the nerves that I used to be feeling on the again 9, after which simply after taking a while off with an damage, it feels nice to be again out right here,” mentioned Korda, who additionally gained this occasion in 2021 and 2022.
“Nothing like being within the hunt, the adrenaline feeling on the again 9, and being in competition. I like it a lot.”
