Nelly Korda makes LPGA history with Chevron Championship win and scoops £1m

Nelly Korda made golf history on Sunday night after she won her fifth LPGA Tour event in a row, scooping a healthy £1million prize fund after storming to victory at the Chevron Championship.

After finishing two strokes ahead of Maja Stark, Korda made history by becoming just the second woman in history to win five events in a row. Only Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez have won five events in five consecutive starts, and Korda will have the chance togo one ahead at the JM Eagle LA Championship next week.

Korda couldn't hide her emotion after walking away with the second major championship of her career, having earned a whopping £1m in winnings - £1.93 for the season - she's now become the fastest player to reach £1.6m in a season in LPGA Tour history. She continued: "It's a major, it's everything I wanted as a little girl, to lift that major trophy and, as I said, I can finally breathe now and enjoy the moment! I was so nervous, I felt sick to my stomach."

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