Six-time 2024 Tour winner adds another accolade to her historic season
FIFE, Scotland (August 25, 2024) – After battling windy and rainy conditions at the most historic golf course in the world, Nelly Korda won the 2024 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award (RAMA) with a T2 finish at the Old Course at St Andrews. Earning her 12th career top-10 finish in a major championship, Korda becomes the third American to win the award since its inception in 2014, joining Michelle Wie West, who won the inaugural award, and Lilia Vu, who won last season.
RAMA recognizes the player who has the most outstanding record in all five major championships during the LPGA Tour season. Korda won the 2024 Chevron Championship to claim her second career major championship victory, following her 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship win, and continue a historic start to her 2024 season. Her win at The Chevron Championship was her fifth straight victory of the season, which tied the record held by LPGA Tour Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez for most wins in consecutive starts on the LPGA Tour.
Following her five-win streak, Korda added a sixth win to her 2024 resume at the Mizuho Americas Open. With that victory, her 14th overall on Tour, she again etched her name into the LPGA Tour record book. Korda became the fourth player in Tour history to win six or more times in a season before the end of May and the second player to do so in the last 70 years on Tour. She became the third American since 1980 to win six or more times in a LPGA Tour season and the first since Beth Daniel won seven times in 1990. She also became the first player in 11 years to win six or more times in a season, last achieved by Inbee Park in 2013.
The 26-year-old is the 10th different winner of RAMA since it was established in 2014. She joins Michelle Wie West (2014), Inbee Park (2015), Lydia Ko (2016), So Yeon Ryu (2017), Ariya Jutanugarn (2018), Jin Young Ko (2019), Patty Tavatanakit (2021), Minjee Lee (2022) and Lilia Vu (2023) as winners of the honor, which will be presented to Korda at the Rolex LPGA Awards during the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November. The award was not given out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Points for Rolex ANNIKA Major Award are awarded at all five major championships to competitors who finish in the top 10. To earn the award, a player must have also won at least one of the five majors. Korda (The Chevron Championship), Amy Yang (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Ayaka Furue (Amundi Evian Championship), Yuka Saso (U.S. Women’s Open) and Lydia Ko (AIG Women’s Open) were the other players eligible for the award this season. Heading into the year’s final major championship, the AIG Women’s Open, there were just 18 players who had a chance at earning the award, with Korda ultimately claiming the prize.
