Nelly Korda has to settle for winning the first two majors, and along the way she picked up an LPGA award for the best performance in the majors.
Korda and Haeran Ryu each won two majors this year, and only Ryu had a reasonable chance to win the final major at the AIG Women’s Open until she closed with two bogeys for a 74 and slipped into a tie for sixth. Korda finished with a 68 that moved her up to a tie for fourth.
That was enough for her to win the points-based Annika Award for major champions accruing the most points in a major.
Along with winning The Chevron and the U.S. Women’s Open, Korda tied for eighth in the Women’s PGA Championship and missed the cut in the Evian Championship. Ryu tied for 12th in The Chevron and won the Women’s PGA and the Evian. She did not play in the U.S. Women’s Open.
The award began in 2014. Korda joined Minjee Lee as the only players to win it twice.