Nelly Korda wins LPGA season opener after final round canceled - ESPN

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nelly Korda won for the first time in 14 months without having to hit a shot Sunday when the LPGA Tour reduced the season-opening Tournament of Champions to 54 holes because of wind and cold that led officials to deem Lake Nona unsuitable for a final round.

Korda won seven times in 2024 and was shut out in 2025.

She won with an 8-under 64 on Saturday, an astonishing round that was roughly nine shots better than the field average in bitter cold and gusts that approached 40 mph. Korda said it was among the best three rounds she ever played.

Korda finished just before the LPGA halted the third round when wind blew Youmin Hwang's golf ball off the 17th green. The concern was because the final two holes were the most exposed on the course.

The LPGA planned on finishing the third round Sunday morning and playing the final round, but temperatures were below freezing in Central Florida as the wind remained strong and the ground brittle.

The LPGA said the forecast was just as bad for Monday and chose to make the event 54 holes.

Korda finished at 13-under 203 for her 16th career victory. She was on the putting green and the practice range even though her victory was all but assured when the LPGA decided to cancel the final round.

«Today was nerve-wracking,» Korda said. «Not knowing what the outcome was going to be and still trying to be in the mindset of going out for 18 holes and knowing it was going to be tough. I was always trying to be in that mindset.»

Amy Yang was at 10 under with two holes to play when the third round resumed, needing a birdie and to hole out with a full shot over the last two holes. She made par on the par-3 17th and the tournament was over. Yang went par-par for a 69 to finish second.

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