Nelly Korda Wins Riviera Maya Open by 4 Shots

Nelly Korda claimed her third LPGA Tour victory of the season with a four-shot win at the Riviera Maya Open, finishing at 17-under 271 after a final-round 3-under 69 at El Camaleón Golf Club in Mayakoba, Mexico, on Sunday.

Korda, the world No. 1, entered the final round with a three-shot lead over Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand and quickly extended it. She holed a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth hole, followed by a 10-foot birdie on the sixth and a lob wedge to 4 feet for birdie on the seventh, stretching her advantage to as many as seven shots. She played the middle holes in even par before a bogey on the 18th, where her drive went into bushes, leading to a provisional ball and a 20-foot save for her second bogey of the tournament. The blemish ended a streak of 60 consecutive bogey-free holes. Yubol shot 70 to finish second, one shot ahead of China's Yu Liu, who carded 69.

The victory marked Korda's second consecutive win following her five-shot triumph at the Chevron Championship major the previous week, her third career major title. At 27, she became the youngest American to reach 18 LPGA wins since Nancy Lopez did so at 23 in 1980. It also extended her season start to six...