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LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Although Nelly Korda is deep in one of the most dominant seasons in recent golf history, her first U.S. Women\u2019s Open title still hung on the rim of the 18th hole at Riviera for one heart-stopping moment.<\/p>\n

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Her 2 1\/2-foot putt to win caught the left edge, and it toured half the circumference of the hole while the gallery watched in disbelief. When it finally fell amid an outburst of gasps and roars, Korda put her hand over her open mouth before she laughed at the absurdity of her sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s even sweeter, especially with that ice cream swirl on the last hole,\u201d the world\u2019s top-ranked player said.<\/p>\n

This trophy was the cool treat Korda wanted more than anything: She won the 81st U.S. Women\u2019s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Korda claimed her fourth major overall with a steady 2-under 69 in the final round \u2014 but only after her second putt on the 18th came perilously close to a spin-out that would have forced a three-way playoff. When it dropped, Korda had her fourth LPGA Tour victory already from a season in which she also has three second-place finishes in just eight starts.<\/p>\n

She finished at 8-under 276 and celebrated with a tear-streaked face after sharing the lead with multiple competitors throughout the windy finale of the first Women\u2019s Open ever held at this venerated 100-year-old country club in Pacific Palisades.<\/p>\n

This victory was nothing like Korda\u2019s major win at The Chevron Championship in April, when she streaked away from the field. Korda was seven shots off the lead after the opening round before fighting her way back to a third-round co-lead, and she never separated from Sunday\u2019s competitive pack at Riviera \u2014 but she was the only one among the top seven finishers without a bogey on the back nine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t feel my best on the back nine,\u201d Korda said. \u201cI had a lot of emotions swirling in my stomach, (but) it\u2019s a dream come true. I\u2019ve dreamt about this moment since I was a little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Korda said she\u2019ll remember her 9-foot birdie putt on the 17th meant much longer than her frightening final shot because it broke her out of a four-way tie for the lead with Lopez, the hard-charging Hull and three-time major champion In Gee Chun.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really throw out fist pumps too often, but I did this weekend,\u201d Korda said. \u201cI threw out a double fist-pump on that (17th) hole, because I knew what it meant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The champion made just three birdies and a bogey Sunday, playing steadily and comfortably with her improved competitive mentality. Korda has stressed positivity and steadiness after her inexplicably winless 2025.<\/p>\n

And after the hair-raising finish, Korda claimed the $2.5 million winner\u2019s share of this Open\u2019s record $12.5 million purse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis week was definitely a grind,\u201d Korda said. \u201cI don\u2019t even feel like I had my B game. I was just grinding out there, and that\u2019s what I guess major championships are all about, right? It doesn\u2019t matter if you have your B or C game. You have to be there mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Korda arrived at Riviera as the favorite, but the entire Open was a challenge she met splendidly.<\/p>\n

After a rough opening-round 73 during which she changed out of a pair of Nike shoes given to her by LeBron James, she took the extraordinary step of altering her grip \u2014 per the suggestion of her big sister, Jessica \u2014 and coolly put together back-to-back 67s to take a share of the lead into the final round.<\/p>\n

The leaderboard only separated late Sunday after seven players began within two strokes of the lead.<\/p>\n

Korda fended off excellent final rounds from England\u2019s Hull and Mexico\u2019s Lopez, who both narrowly missed out on their first major victories. Hull finished second at a major for the fifth time in her career.<\/p>\n

Chun finished two shots back at 6-under 278, while third-round co-leader Sei Young Kim carded a 1-over 72 to finish at 279. <\/p>\n

Hull played her first two rounds at 3 over, squeezing under the cut by one stroke and beginning Sunday three shots back, but she charged into the lead before the wind picked up off the Pacific. Starting three groups ahead of the leaders and hunting flagsticks all day, Hull finished the final two rounds at 10 under with a 65-67.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was quite windy and I hit the ball fantastic, so fair play to Nelly Korda for back-to-back wins,\u201d Hull said. \u201cBut I just love playing in the majors. I pretty much only get up for the major. It\u2019s really weird, I just love playing in majors. Like if it\u2019s a normal week-to-week, I struggle sometimes getting the motivation, but when it comes to major week, I just love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull\u2019s bogey on the 14th left Lopez, Chun, Kim and Korda all tied for the lead at 7 under. While Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to a string of nine consecutive pars. But after Hull made a 7-foot birdie putt on the 17th to regain a share of the lead, Korda barely missed a 22-foot birdie putt on the 16th.<\/p>\n

Hull ended with a 9 1\/2-foot par putt for her 67. A few minutes later, Lopez made her 15-foot putt to join the pack of leaders, but Korda pulled ahead moments later with her gutsy birdie on the 17th.<\/p>\n

Korda dropped her approach shot squarely on the 18th green and two-putted to a victory that immediately made her think about how far she has traveled since her first U.S. Open as a precocious teen at Sebonack in 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, I\u2019ve had doubts,\u201d Korda said. \u201cEven mid-round I was like, \u2018Well, will I ever win it?\u2019 You always have those doubts, but I think you\u2019re just a human being if you have them. \u2026 I don\u2019t know if a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders, but I just think I\u2019m just extremely proud of my fight this week, and (fulfilling) the dream of that little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/golf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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