Nelly Korda comes into Chevron refreshed and ready after skipping L.A.

After the win at the TOC, Korda took six weeks off from competitive golf, skipping the Asian swing, and then notched three runner-up finishes. After that stretch of seconds, Korda didn’t touch a club for four days. She instead spent time in the gym and made sure that her mind was refreshed before returning to the practice tee.

“If I'm rested, then I can give 100 percent to what I'm doing on the golf course,” she said. “I can put in extra hours instead of being out there and being like, OK, I finished this. Time to go to the next thing. Checking things off instead of working on my craft and being out there and losing myself in it.”

Nelly Korda's start to 2026 is historic

According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Korda is the third player since 1980 to begin a season with four or more finishes of either first or second.

The other two players? Karrie Webb in 2000 and Annika Sorenstam in 2001. Both went on to win the first major of the year.

A victory this week would give Korda a third career major title and her 22nd LPGA Hall of Fame point. (She needs 27 to get in.)

Korda won the Chevron Championship in 2024, capping off a run of five consecutive titles in an epic season that saw her win a total of seven events. On Monday, she took part in the annual champions dinner at Chevron, prepared by Michelin Star chef Thomas Keller, and enjoyed the company.

“I was at the current player table where everyone is playing and active,” said Korda. “Then you have the legends at one table and they're all screaming and having fun. And just listening to their stories, Pat Bradley spoke, Lydia spoke, there are so many stories that people share during those nights.

“What makes it so special is it stays in that room, and that's what's so fun about it.”

Nelly Korda of the United States jumps into the water after winning The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 21, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas.

Past champions this week have the chance to drive a Bentley, but Korda went with the Cadillac Escalade, since she needed the room with sister Jessica and nephew Greyson in town this week. Every player in the field gets a courtesy Cadillac.

As for Memorial Park, Korda called it a second-shot golf course and said much of what transpires over the rest of the week will depend on the weather and how it’s set up.

And if she wins, Korda confirmed that she’ll take a dip in the new plunge pool organizers dug out by the 18th green in an effort to keep the tour’s oldest tradition alive.

One plush robe is never enough.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Chevron Championship: Nelly Korda refreshed and ready for LPGA major