The world No. 1 golfer collected her fifth consecutive LPGA title this weekend by winning the Chevron Championship at The Woodlands in Texas.
Korda joined Tiger Woods as one of six golfers to win on 5+ straight startsCredit: Getty
The American captured the first women’s major of the season by finishing on 13 under – two strokes ahead of second-place Maja Stark.
The 25-year-old now finds herself in rarefied air with none other than 15-time major champion Tiger Woods.
Korda joins Woods on an exclusive list of golfers who have won on five straight starts or more.
Woods had three streaks of five or more wins, with seven straight wins in 2006-2007 and six straight wins in 1999-2000.
His most recent such streak came in 2007-2008 when he claimed five straight titles.
Only six golfers in history, including Korda, have won on five consecutive starts.
Other than Woods, the only two other male golfers who achieved the streak of victories were Ben Hogan with six in 1948 and Byron Nelson with the eleven straight wins in 1945.
Only two other women have ever accomplished the feat – Annika Sorenstam during the 2004-05 season and Nancy Lopez in the 1978 season.
Woods has claimed 5+ straight PGA Tour titles on three separate occasions
Korda overcame a tough back nine to win the first major of the year by two shotsCredit: Getty
Korda also becomes the first player currently ranked No. 1 to win an LPGA major since Lydia Ko did so at the Chevron Championship in 2016.
The Florida native, who won the Olympic gold medal at the women’s individual golf event in 2021 as well as her first major at the Women’s PGA Championship, won her first title of 2024 in January at the LPGA Drive On Championship .
The two-time major champion has since followed that up with consecutive success at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, Ford Championship, T-Mobile Match Play and Chevron Championship.
Korda began the final round of this year’s Chevron Championship one stroke behind South Korean leader Haeran Ryu but a three-under final round of 69 was enough to earn her the victory.
Korda had an up and down final round with five birdies and two bogeys on the back nine.
“That felt like the longest back nine of my entire life,” she said after securing the win.
“It was a little bit of a grind on the back nine, but I’m happy to get the win.
“I was definitely starting to feel it on the back nine, just the nerves setting in. It’s a major. It’s everything that I’ve always wanted as a little girl, to lift that major trophy.
“As I said, I can finally breathe now and just enjoy the moment because I was definitely really nervous. I feel sick to my stomach.”
Korda’s achievements have drawn praise from around the golf world.
Fellow world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler led the tributes, saying he was ‘extremely happy’ for her.
“That’s some pretty serious stuff. I am extremely happy for her and proud of her,” Scheffler said.
Like Korda, Scheffler finds himself in the midst of an incredible run.
The American is set to win his fourth title in five PGA Tour starts, opening up a five-stroke lead with three holes to play at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
Scheffler started the year off hot with back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship.
He followed that up with a stunning performance at the Masters to clinch his second major title.
Scheffler is now poised to become the first man since Bernhard Langer to win the following week after claiming Augusta National’s coveted green jacket.
