In what is actually coming to be regimen (once again), Nelly Korda keeps a significant top moving right into the last cycle of an LPGA occasion. This time around, it’s the 2026 Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, where Korda has actually reached out to 14 under by means of 3 cycles.
That’s good enough for a three-shot top over her closest opposition, Arpichaya Yubol.
Korda’s most current LPGA assault arrives merely one full week after her final. At the 2026 Chevron Champion, the very first LPGA major of the year, Korda put together a five-stroke victory for her second Chevron title as well as 3rd occupation primary succeed.
The triumph additionally found Korda retake the No. 1 position in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Nelly Korda along with 3-shot top: ‘You’re never ever heading to possess your A-game’
This full week, Korda has gone 68-67-67 over the first three rounds at El Camaleon Fairway to develop her benefit.
Despite her prominent functionality thus far, Korda shockingly acknowledged she didn’t possess her “A-game” today in her interview Sunday night.
“I really feel great. I like contending,” Korda mentioned. “You’re never ever heading to possess your A-game.”
She specified on her factor, describing that also the best gamers must locate a technique to succeed when their activities aren’t in best design.
“A considerable amount of gamers, if you consult with all of them previously, a popular inquiry, or even I presume a concern a ton of folks should talk to feels like, performed you succeed along with your A-game? Performed you succeed your B-game or even your C-game?” Korda mentioned. “I’ve spoken to people, I’ve spoken to ladies, as well as hardly possess they ever before mentioned, I gained along with my A-game that full week. It’s everything about merely grinding it out as well as being actually self-assured in recognizing that you recognize, you’re heading to produce errors, yet certainly not to highlight all of them way too much as well as to promptly attempt as well as get better.”
And Korda has actually undoubtedly performed that this period. Her Chevron headline was her secondly of the year, observing her very first at the Hilton Grand Vacations Competition of Champions. Though that triumph was actually provided her when the competition was actually referred to as after 54 gaps.
In all 3 of her various other begins this period, Korda has actually ended up second best. That report by means of 5 begins (1-2-2-T2-1) is actually mind-bendingly great. However Korda has actually certainly not been actually unsusceptible to an overdue swoon when in hostility this year.
At the 2026 Fortinet Owners Mug, Korda was actually matched for the top along with 8 gaps to participate in when a late three-putt doomed her chances at victory. At the 2026 Ford Champion, she watched her 36-hole lead vanish, leading to one more second best. She fired a 75 on Sunday at the Aramco Champion to complete T2.
Korda, having said that, is actually self-assured in her discover Sunday in Mexico. As she mentioned after her 3rd sphere, she recognizes she will definitely create errors, yet adventure has actually instructed her exactly how to anticipate, as well as conquer, all of them.
“Expertise. Only certainly not recognizing that it’s certainly not the 18th opening, I don’t need to have to push merely to become brilliant. Likewise, I possess a fantastic caddie that performs his research, that strolls the fairway, that’s exactly how the eco-friendlies are actually responsive, that you merely sort of shot to steer clear of the errors as high as feasible,” Korda mentioned on Sunday. “You’re gonna reach a negative go occasionally as well as you’re gonna locate on your own , yet attempting to sort of avoid coming from solitary confinements that sort of top you to problem. I presume it’s the target as well as be actually vigorous on a par-5 that you struck an excellent tee go. It’s everything about positioning out listed below considering that it is actually an actually challenging fairway.”