Dominant Korda cruises to victory in Mexico

TL;DR

Nelly Korda secured a dominant victory at the Riviera Maya Open in Mexico, finishing at -17. She outperformed her closest competitor, A Yubol, by four strokes.

Key points

Nelly Korda won the Riviera Maya Open
Korda finished with a score of -17
A Yubol was the closest competitor at -13
Korda is a three-time major champion
She also won gold at the Tokyo Olympics

Nelly KordaRiviera Maya Open

Nelly Korda celebrates winning the Riviera Maya Open in Mexico, wearing a traditional large Mexican hat and blue golf shirt, smiling, and holding a colourful trophy

Nelly Korda is a three-time major winner and won gold at the Tokyo Olympics [Getty Images]

LPGA Riviera Maya Open

-17 N Korda (US); -13 A Yubol (Tha); -12 Y Liu (Chn); -10 B Do (US); -8 M J Marín (Col) (a); -7 C Ciganda (Spa), J Ewart Shadoff (Eng)

Selected others: -4 L Grant (Swe); -3 G Lopez (Mex); -2 D Kang (US);

Full scorecard

World number one Nelly Korda went 69 holes without a bogey as she cruised to a four-shot victory in the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba in Mexico.

A week after Korda won her third major with a five-shot win at the Chevron Championship, she was just as dominant to beat Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand, who marked her 24th birthday with a 70 to finish alone in second.

Yu Liu of China (69) was a further shot back.

"I'm just enjoying myself and I love the competition. I love travelling to places like Mexico, all over the world. I'm just having fun," Korda said, following a closing round of 69.

The 27-year-old American opened up a seven-shot lead early in the final round which started early to avoid thunderstorms.

Her run of bogey-free holes, which began following a dropped shot on the second hole in round one, ended with a mishap on the last after firing into bushes and then a bunker.

The six prevented her from matching her largest LPGA Tour margin of victory, set last week with her five-shot win in Houston.

"Golf humbled me on the last hole and I made my first bogey on the weekend," she said.

"Overall I'm so happy. I played some really good golf. You put in the work. Everyone out here puts in the work. Sometimes it works out."

Q&A

What was Nelly Korda's winning score at the Riviera Maya Open?

Nelly Korda won the Riviera Maya Open with a score of -17.

Who were the top competitors at the Riviera Maya Open?

The top competitors included A Yubol at -13 and Y Liu at -12.

How many major championships has Nelly Korda won?

Nelly Korda is a three-time major winner.