JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) Nelly Korda powered her way to her first major championship Sunday with a performance worthy of her new status as the No. 1 player in women’s golf.
Korda nearly holed out with a 7-wood from 243 yards for a tap-in eagle, and the 22-year-old American seized control by using her length from that graceful swing for another eagle that sent her to victory in KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
She finished with a 15-foot par putt for a 4-under 68, giving her a three-shot victory over Lizette Salas at the Atlanta Athletic Club. At 19-under 269, she tied the Women’s PGA record to par last matched by Inbee Park at Westchester Country Club in 2015.
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Meghan MacLaren is relishing the chance to once again take on the men as she tees it up this week in the 2021 Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik & Annika.
The event is a first on the European Tour as it features 78 men and 78 women going head to head on the same course competing for one prize fund and one trophy.
But MacLaren has already proved she can take on her male counterparts, having finished second at the Jordan Mixed Open - a 2019 European Challenge Tour event where the field included players from the Ladies European Tour and the Legends Tour.
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