Nelly Korda wins US Women's Open, claiming second straight major title

Nelly Korda pipped Charley Hull to the US Women’s Open title at Riviera on Sunday. It was yet another heartbreaking defeat for Hull, who produced some truly sensational golf over the weekend in Pacific Palisades.

Charley Hull finished one stroke behind U.S. Women's Open champion Nelly Korda at Riviera on Sunday.

World number one Nelly Korda wins her first US Women's Open title, pipping England's Charley Hull to the title by a single shot.

Hull finished runner-up in a major championship for the fifth time as she ended one shot behind the world number one

World number one Nelly Korda wins her first US Women's Open title, pipping England's Charley Hull to the title by a single shot.

Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women's Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and finally dropped in.

England's Charley Hull suffered more major heartbreak as world number one Nelly Korda claimed her first US Women's Open title. Hull moved to the top of the leaderboard early in the final round at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, but finished one shot behind Korda on seven under par – her fifth runner-up spot in major championships.

American survives close putt on final hole Korda claims $2.5m first prize for victory England’s Hull misses out on first major title Nelly Korda won the US Women’s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in. Korda’s first US Open win is the fourth major victory of her career, and she claimed it with a steady two-under 69 in the final round – but only after her second putt on the 18th green – from a little over 2ft – caught the edge and toured half the circumference of the hole before falling. Continue reading...

Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and finally dropped in. Korda’s first U.S. Open win is the fourth major victory of her career, and she claimed it with a steady 2-under 69 in the final round — but only after her second putt on the 18th green caught the left edge and toured half the circumference of the hole before dropping. The top-ranked Korda put her hand over her open mouth in disbelief before finally laughing at her last shot.

World No 1 Nelly Korda snatched a dramatic victory at the US Women's Open as Charley Hull's wait for an elusive maiden major continued despite a historic weekend comeback in California.

Watch the moment Nelly Korda won a fourth major championship as she claimed the US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club with a 2ft putt on the 18th green which lipped in for the win!