Nelly Korda responds when asked for her next goal after winning The Chevron Championship

Remarkably, only two players have beaten Korda in the 2026 LPGA Tour season, such have been her remarkable displays.

She also won the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, before finishing second to Kim Hyo-joo at both the Fortinet Founders Cup and the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass.

Korda then finished in a tie for second at the Aramco Championship, where Lauren Coughlin emerged victorious.

And while she is very proud of returning to world number one after The Chevron Championship, it is certainly not the be-all and end-all for the American.

“I held the title a couple times,” she said. “Obviously it’s an amazing accomplishment.

“It’s something that I wanted to hold when I was a little girl.

“I think that just measures that you’re playing the best golf at the end of the day.

“But it’s so different versus any other sport.

“Like in tennis, let’s say there is an advantage to being the No. 1 player in the world.

“In golf there is no advantage to being the No. 1 player in the world.

“It just means you’re playing the best golf.

“When it comes to being an advantage there is zero in golf, so for me it just means you’re playing the best golf.

“I don’t really focus on the ranking too much.

“I just focus on the simplicity of golf, of trying to go out there and do the best that I can.”

Replacing Jeeno Thitikul, it is the seventh time that Korda has reached number one in the rankings, and the first since August 2025.

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